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They were the same as churches.
They were the same as churches.
Buddhists meditate and pray, much the same as other people who like to go to churches and mosques.
Churches, Temples, Cathedrals
churches, temples and synagogues
Churches first started being built during the Roman Empire when Christianity was the "big thing" Temples were around before Jesus' time. Temples were the places of worship before churches.
The same reason most temples, churches, basilicas and cathedrals are built: to worship God.
To worship their gods, just as modern Churches, Cathedrals and Temples are built nowadays.
Just about every religion on Earth has representation in NSW On a short 20 minute drive you will see Anglican churches, catholic Churches evangelistic churches, Buddhist temples Hindu temples Mosk's, e.t.c.
All temples are sacred - the correspond to our churches.
Churches, mosques, and temples are all houses of worship.
The Greeks begin to build temples back in the early 7th century BC, with the transition stone architecture around 600BC.They built temples to most of their gods. We build churches. Same thing.