Chinese temple architecture also "wu" and "tongji" shamans, may perform services within these temples. Shenist temples are usually small and decorated with traditional figures on their roofs (dragons and deities), although some evolve into significant structures. Chinese temples can be found throughout Mainland China, Taiwan and also where Chinese expatriate communities settled over centuries. An old name in English for Chinese traditional temples is "joss house". "Joss" is an Anglicized spelling of the Portuguese word for "god", "deus". "Joss house" was in common use in English in western North America during frontier times, when joss houses were a common feature of Chinatowns. The
God (word) of Language and Myths" claimed that the word "god" was taken from the Buddha's patriarchal name of Gotama. Henry Scadding, and Henry Le Mesurier in his book "Mer-cur-ius, or The Word Maker", also connected Lombard Guodan to Gotama Buddha. The connection of Gwydion with Wotan (but not with "god") is due to Jacob Grimm. The word "God" was used to represent Greek "Theos" and Latin "Deus" in Bible translations, first in the Gothic translation of the New Testament by Ulfilas. For the etymology of "", see "*". Greek " " (') means god in English. It is often connected with