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Chinese term or phrase:	道场
English translation:	Tao Society
Entered by:	albertdeng

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10:32 May 1, 2009

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Social Sciences - Religion

Chinese term or phrase: 道场

一贯道的场所。Is there a standard way of translation?

albertdeng KudoZ activity Questions: 1505 (1 open) (5 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 155 New Zealand
Local time: 09:12

Tao Society

Explanation:
"一貫道安東道場全球資訊網 = Internet Website of I-Kuan Tao Andong Tao Society"
http://www.andong.org.tw/node/797
This is one possible explanation, but the meaning really depends on the context.... for the other interpretations i agree with Muriel.

best regards,

eric

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Koert
Taiwan
Local time: 04:12

Grading comment

Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

1. Larger Taoist scripture recital and prayer ritual 2. Boddhimanda-Where Siddhartha became Buddha

YUN-CHAO CHEN

Temple

Abby Leung

Tao Society

Koert

religious rituals or Buddhist temple?

Muriel FINETIN

practice place

Kathy Huang

Summary of reference entries provided

Definition right out of the dictionary

Muriel FINETIN

Answers

1 hr confidence:

practice place

Explanation:
請參考。

Kathy Huang
Canada
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of:

Chinese

2 hrs confidence:

religious rituals or Buddhist temple?

Explanation:
The performed 法事 during (or in) 道场 are a kind of religious rituals to save the soul of dead people. Such rituals can be performed in Buddhist/Taoist temples.
I often read "Buddhist temple" as an English translation for "道场" on the Internet.
Can this be helpful?

Muriel FINETIN
France
Local time: 21:12
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day4 hrs confidence:

Tao Society

Koert
Taiwan
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you.

2 days14 hrs confidence:

Temple

Explanation:
I am not quite sure, but the article of 一貫道 in wikipedia refers to their religious practice place as temple, so that could be the standard way of translating.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I-Kuan_Tao

Abby Leung
Canada
Local time: 12:12
Native speaker of:

Chinese

62 days confidence:

1. Larger Taoist scripture recital and prayer ritual 2. Boddhimanda-Where Siddhartha became Buddha

Explanation:
Consulted Chinese Encyclopedia of Religion

YUN-CHAO CHEN
United States
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of:

Chinese

Reference comments

11 mins

Reference: Definition right out of the dictionary

Reference information:
Taoist or Buddhist rites (performed to save the souls of the dead); place where the Taoist or Buddhist rites are performed

Reference: http://www.zdic.net/cd/ci/12/ZdicE9Zdic81Zdic93292681.htm

Muriel FINETIN
France
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 4

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