斋堂

Traditional form:

齋堂

Pinyin (reading):

zhāitáng

Definitions:

• dining hall in a Buddhist temple

Characters:

• 斋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins

Traditional characters:

• 齋 - to fast, to abstain; a vegetarian diet
• 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins