temple
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The 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple - located on a mountain range - attracts thousands of disciples from China and elsewhere every year.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and bribery.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The potential money at stake is “a big difference for anyone, especially a low-income person,” said Omeed Firouzi, a professor at Temple University and director of the law school’s low-income taxpayer clinic.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Xi accompanied Trump on a tour of Beijing’s 15th-century Temple of Heaven, where China’s Ming and Qing emperors held rites to seek bountiful harvests and other blessings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“I left a note for you at each of the Temple gates, on the chance. Which gate did you come to?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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