金剛經纂要刊定記 2.249

2.249

In Sanskrit it is fully called saṅghārāma, translated here as "community park." Thus saṅgha is the community of residents, and ārāma is the park that is resided in; this merely condenses the residents into the residence. 'Temple' (si) means an office or official residence. Because when the Buddha-Dharma first arrived, it was lodged in the Court of State Ceremonial (Honglusi), when monasteries were established later, they took this as their name.