孔庙在寺庙学(1)的一系列问题中占有特殊的地位,其原因是儒学地位本身的模糊性。今天,在科学上普遍认为儒学不是宗教,尽管它具有一些使其接近宗教的特点。在儒学的故乡———中国,也有与其相似的看法。中国宗教研究学者桑吉(СанЦзи)在自己的研究中阐述了同样的观点,鉴于他的论著发表在中国外交部的出版物上,因此,也被认为能代表官方的观点。例如,他指出,中国存在五种主要宗教:佛教、道 Confucian Temple occupies a special position in a series of problems in the study of the temple (1) due to the vagueness of Confucianism itself. Today, it is generally accepted in science that Confucianism is not a religion, although it has some characteristics that bring it close to religion. In the hometown of Confucianism --- China, there are similar views. Chinese religious scholar Sangji (СанЦзи) set forth the same view in his own research and is considered to represent the official view given that his work was published in the publications of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For example, he pointed out that there are five main religions in China: Buddhism, Taoism