Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings
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The Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings is a main entrance hall in many East Asian Buddhist temples, housing statues of the four guardian deities who protect the Dharma and the temple grounds.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings canonical | 2 |
| Hall of the Heavenly Kings | 1 |
| 天王殿 | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
ⓘ
religious building space ⓘ |
| architecturalPosition |
in front of the main Buddha hall
ⓘ
near the main gate of the temple ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
guardian deities ⓘ protection of the Dharma ⓘ |
| contains |
iconography of the Four Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
offerings from worshippers ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhist temples ⓘ Korean Buddhist temples ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| function |
housing statues of guardian deities
ⓘ
main entrance hall ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar or offering table
ⓘ
entrance doors ⓘ statue of a guardian deity ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Tianwang Dian (Chinese name, generic) ⓘ |
| locatedInTheCulturalSphere | East Asia ⓘ |
| protectiveRole |
protecting the Dharma
ⓘ
protecting the temple grounds ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between secular world and sacred space
ⓘ
divine protection at the temple entrance ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| typicalOrientation | aligned with main temple axis ⓘ |
| usedFor |
devotional practices
ⓘ
making offerings to protective deities ⓘ ritual entry into the temple ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hall of the Heavenly Kings
this entity surface form:
天王殿