Heavenly Kings Hall
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Heavenly Kings Hall is a principal entrance hall in Chinese Buddhist temples, typically housing statues of the Four Heavenly Kings who protect the Dharma.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heavenly Kings Hall canonical | 2 |
| kings of heaven hall | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
ⓘ
religious building type ⓘ |
| accessControlRole | transition space before main worship hall ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings
ⓘ
Tianwang Dian ⓘ |
| architecturalPosition |
in front of Mahavira Hall
ⓘ
near main gate of temple complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
ⓘ
Kubera ⓘ
surface form:
Vaiśravaṇa
Virūpākṣa ⓘ Virūḍhaka ⓘ |
| contains |
central statue of Maitreya in some temples
ⓘ
statue of Skanda in some temples ⓘ |
| countryOfCulturalOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | East Asian Buddhism ⓘ |
| decorativeElement | colorful bracket sets (dougong) in many halls ⓘ |
| function |
principal entrance hall
ⓘ
ritual gateway to temple interior ⓘ |
| housesStatuesOf | Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ |
| iconographicProgram |
guardian kings holding symbolic weapons
ⓘ
imagery of subduing demons ⓘ |
| influenced |
entrance hall layouts in Japanese Buddhist temples
ⓘ
entrance hall layouts in Korean Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| interiorFeature | painted murals of guardian deities in some temples ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| liturgicalRole | space for reciting protective sutras in some traditions ⓘ |
| orientation | aligned on main north–south temple axis in many complexes ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Chan Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Pure Land Buddhist temples ⓘ Tiantai Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| religiousConceptRepresented | Buddhist cosmology of protective deities ⓘ |
| religiousRole | protection of the Dharma ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Chinese Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofType | gable-and-hip roof in many examples ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between secular and sacred space
ⓘ
guarding of the temple ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDevelopment |
Imperial China
ⓘ
surface form:
imperial China
|
| typicalLocation | Chinese Buddhist temple ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offerings
ⓘ
ritual processions ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| visitorExperienceRole | first major interior space encountered by worshippers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
kings of heaven hall