| Hall of Sangharama Palace | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 伽藍 殿 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伽蓝 殿 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Hall of Sangharama Palace | ||||||
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The Hall of Sangharama Palace is an important building in Han Chinese Buddhist temples. [1] It is the east annex hall of the Mahavira Hall. [1] The term "Sangharama" (僧伽藍摩) refers to "gardens of monks" (眾園). [1] In Buddhism, it originally refers to constructing the base of monks' dormitories (僧舍) and later it refers to the general term of temples, including land and buildings. [1] [2] [3]
Description
Ancient India
In the Hall of Sangharama Palace, King Pasenadi, Prince Jeta and Anathapindika are enshrined. [1] They created the grand Jetavana Vihara (祇園精舍) for the Buddha to live and preach, which was a significant contribution to the creation and spread of Buddhism. [1] So they were regarded as Sangharama God, namely the guardian of the land. [1] [2] [3]
China
In Chinese Buddhism, general Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) is often enshrined in the Hall of Sangharama Palace. [1] It is recorded that in the Sui dynasty (581–618), when the founder of the Tiantai school, master Zhiyi was in Yuquan Mountain in Jingzhou, Hubei, he saw many strange monsters. [1] A deity with long beard who claimed to be Guan Yu appeared and talked to him. [1] Zhiyi preached Buddha Dharma to him, which moved him and he finally devoted himself to Buddhism and became the Dharmapalas of Buddha. [1] Including Guan Yu as Dharmapalas of Buddha promoted the spread of Buddhism in China. [1] [2] [3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Zi Yan (2012-08-01). Famous Temples in China. Beijing: Time Publishing and Media Co., Ltd. pp. 35–37. ISBN 978-7-5461-3146-7.
- ^ a b c Wei Ran (2012-06-01). Buddhist Buildings. Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press. ISBN 9787112142880.
- ^ a b c Han Xin (2006-04-01). Well-Known Temples of China. Shanghai: The Eastern Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN 7506024772.
Further reading
- Wang Guixiang (2016-06-17). 《中国汉传佛教建筑史——佛寺的建造、分布与寺院格局、建筑类型及其变迁》 [The History of Chinese Buddhist Temples] (in Chinese). Beijing: Tsinghua University Press. ISBN 9787302427056.
- Zhang Yuhuan (2014-06-01). 《图解中国佛教建筑、寺院系列》 (in Chinese). Beijing: Contemporary China Publishing House. ISBN 9787515401188.