唐招提寺

Traditional form:

唐招提寺

Pinyin (reading):

Tángzhāotísì

Definitions:

• Toushoudaiji, the temple in Nara, Japan founded by Tang dynastic Buddhist monk Jianzhen or Ganjin 鑒真和尚／鉴真和尚 and his last resting place

Characters:

• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery

Traditional characters:

• 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname
• 招 - to summon; to recruit; to levy
• 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery