白马寺
bái​mǎ​sì

White Horse Temple

  • created sense approved 白马寺/白馬寺 · bái​mǎ​sì · White Horse Temple — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白马寺 / 白馬寺

    bái​mǎ​sì

    White Horse Temple

    The first Buddhist temple built in China, located in Luoyang, Henan; originally established in the first century A.D. during the Eastern Han Dynasty to honor the white horse that carried Buddhist scriptures to China.

    白马 (literal) → 白马/白馬 · bái​mǎ · white horse 寺 (literal) → 寺 · sì · temple

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