Mahavira Hall
A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. It is encountered throughout East Asia.
| Mahavira Hall | |||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 大雄寶殿 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大雄宝殿 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Precious Hall of the Great Hero | ||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | Đại hùng Bửu điện (Đại hùng Bảo điện) Chính điện (Chánh điện) | ||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 大雄寶殿 正殿 | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 대웅전 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大雄殿 | ||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 大雄宝殿 | ||||||||||||
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