Mahavira Hall
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A Mahavira Hall or Hall of Mahavira （大雄寶殿), meaning "Hall of the Great Hero" , is the main building of a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple complex, where the historical Buddha and other buddhas and bodhisattvas are enshrined.[1][2] Along with the Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings (天王殿) and a depository for sacred Buddhist sūtras, the Mahavira Hall is one of the three principle halls of a Chinese Buddhist temple.
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- ^ Fotopoulou, Sophia (September 15, 2002). "The Layout of a Typical Chinese Buddhist Temple". Newsfinder.org. http://www.newsfinder.org/site/more/the_layout_of_a_typical_chinese_buddhist_temple/. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Art of Buddha Teaching (佛法教学的)" (in Chinese). http://www.amtfweb.org/artofbuddha/bighero.htm. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
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