Tianwang Dian
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Tianwang Dian is a main entrance hall in many Chinese Buddhist temples, dedicated to the Four Heavenly Kings who protect the Dharma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tianwang Dian canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
ⓘ
religious building space ⓘ |
| accessedBy | main temple gate ⓘ |
| architecturalPosition |
in front of Mahavira Hall
ⓘ
near temple entrance ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
guarding the temple
ⓘ
protection of the Dharma ⓘ |
| associatedDeityGroup |
Lokapalas
ⓘ
surface form:
Lokapalas (Four Heavenly Kings)
|
| contains |
altars for protective deities
ⓘ
incense offerings area ⓘ statues of the Four Heavenly Kings placed along the sides or back ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Han Chinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| etymology |
"Dian" means "hall" in Chinese
ⓘ
Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ
surface form:
"Tianwang" means "Heavenly Kings" in Chinese
|
| foundInCountry | China ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | East Asia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEnglishName |
Hall of Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
main entrance hall of Chinese Buddhist temples
ⓘ
space for veneration of protective deities ⓘ |
| hasNameInChinese |
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
天王殿
|
| hasOrientation | faces temple courtyard or main axis ⓘ |
| housesDeity |
Four Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
Maitreya Buddha statue ⓘ
surface form:
Maitreya Buddha statue (often)
Skanda (Weituo) Bodhisattva statue (often) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Buddhist cosmology of guardian kings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedTypicallyIn | Chinese Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| partOf | standard Chinese Buddhist temple layout ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Mahayana
ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| religiousTradition | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| roleInRitual | first worship space when entering temple ⓘ |
| roleInSymbolism | threshold between secular world and sacred space ⓘ |
| typicalDecoration |
inscribed plaques with protective phrases
ⓘ
murals or paintings of guardian deities ⓘ |
| typicalStructure |
single-story hall
ⓘ
wooden beam-frame construction ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.