Hall of Heavenly Kings
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The Hall of Heavenly Kings is a prominent entrance hall in Chinese Buddhist temples, housing statues of the Four Heavenly Kings who serve as guardians of the Dharma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hall of Heavenly Kings canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist temple hall
ⓘ
religious building space ⓘ |
| accessControlRole | marks threshold before approaching main Buddha hall ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Buddhist cosmology
ⓘ
Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ temple guardians ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 天王殿 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsStatueOf |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vaiśravaṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūpākṣa NERFINISHED ⓘ Virūḍhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decorativeElement |
carved guardian motifs
ⓘ
painted Buddhist murals ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Four Heavenly Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Chan Buddhist temples
ⓘ
Han Chinese Buddhist temples ⓘ Pure Land Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| guardianRole |
guardians of the Dharma
ⓘ
protectors of the four cardinal directions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
entrance hall of a Buddhist temple
ⓘ
housing statues of the Four Heavenly Kings ⓘ protecting the temple and Dharma symbolically ⓘ |
| hasInteriorFeature |
central main aisle leading to inner halls
ⓘ
side platforms for guardian statues ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
ceramic roof tiles ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | developed during imperial China ⓘ |
| influencedArchitectureOf | entrance halls in East Asian Buddhist temples ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian Buddhist guardian deity traditions ⓘ |
| oftenContains |
statue of Maitreya Buddha
ⓘ
statue of Skanda (Weituo) as a guardian ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese Buddhist temple layout ⓘ |
| positionRelativeTo | in front of the Mahavira Hall ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| roofType | hip-and-gable roof ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boundary between secular world and sacred space
ⓘ
protection of the Buddhist teachings ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | front section of a Chinese Buddhist temple complex ⓘ |
| typicalOrientation | faces south in traditional layouts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
devotional offerings to guardian deities
ⓘ
ritual entry into the temple complex ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.