白马寺
Notably, the emperor ordered the suffix () to be used in the temple's name, as a display of respect. This character had been used to denote the ministries of the government. In later periods, all temples, even mosques, came to use this character in their name and it was dropped from the names of government ministries. As a result, the temple's name is sometimes translated as "White Horse Ministry", a translation true to the time. "White Horse Temple" is the modern, literal reading.