Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
神库
English translation:
Holy Storehouse (Shen Ku)/ Spirit Storehouse
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Jun 29, 2008 09:31
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Chinese term
神库
Chinese to English
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chinese history
中轴线两侧还分布有古神库、四岳殿、东西廊坊、太尉宫、火神宫、神州宫、小楼宫、祖师宫、三仙宫等多组院落
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| 3 +1 | Holy Storehouse (Shen Ku) |
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| 4 | spirit storehouse |
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Holy Storehouse (Shen Ku)
The main hall is called Holy Storehouse( Shen Ku), which stores Feng Ting– a sedan chair used to carry the enshrined god worship tablet for main Chinese Earth God( Huang Di Qi), and Long Ting– a sedan chair for carrying god worship tablets for side Chinese gods.
正殿叫“神库”，是存放迎送神位用的凤亭（“皇地只”神位的轿子）龙亭（配位、位诸神位的轿子）遇皇只室修缮时，临时供奉各神位的地方
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嵩山中岳庙崇圣门东的古神库源于宋太祖修中岳庙时，将原神像泥土土葬于此，上建坛亭，以示敬意。
正殿叫“神库”，是存放迎送神位用的凤亭（“皇地只”神位的轿子）龙亭（配位、位诸神位的轿子）遇皇只室修缮时，临时供奉各神位的地方
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Note added at 31 mins (2008-06-29 10:03:35 GMT)
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嵩山中岳庙崇圣门东的古神库源于宋太祖修中岳庙时，将原神像泥土土葬于此，上建坛亭，以示敬意。
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spirit storehouse
This is a Daoist term. Be careful when using "holy" in reference to Chinese religious practices (especially daoism), as this is a Western term that did not exist in Chinese ideology until quite recently (after the introduction and assimilation of Christianity and Western ideology).
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