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dining hall (at a temple)
「食堂」 has another reading with different meanings.
寺の食堂で精進料理をいただいた。
I had vegetarian cuisine in the temple's dining hall.
食堂の天井画が見事だ。
The ceiling painting in the dining hall is magnificent.
古い食堂を修復する工事が始まっている。
Restoration work on the old dining hall has begun.