Temple architecture

templeArchitecture is an important form of buddhist architecture, records the development of China's feudal society and culture and the rise and fall of religion.The layout of the temple buildings from the beginning of the han, tang tower centered layout of the transition to the Ming and qing dynasties of us common layout, is gradually changing along with the localization of Buddhism into China's architectural form.In addition, the ancient Chinese on the construction of Yin and Yang are profound perspective and advocate symmetry, solid aesthetic psychology, therefore the Chinese temple architecture combines Chinese special worship fathers, the function of the heaven and earth, but is still the plane square, the north-south axis layout, complete symmetry and slash the rigorous construction group.

General temple construction sequence is: the gate of the temple, the great hall, Ursa major, BenSi Lord Buddha temple and dharma, the scripture-stored tower.

Gate of the temple the temple gate, generally referred to as the "three", is usually a decorated archway type with three the mouth of the cave building, in the middle of front, left and right in a smaller hole.The three symbol of Buddhism "three relief door", namely, no door, no door.People often say "the body into an empty net," is to point to enter the temple gate, began to live quiet temple.

Great, also known as maitreya temple, located in the gate, the temple to worship maitreya, Middle East, and west sides respectively, four major Kings, the back is a protect buddhist statue of wei tuo.

Ursa major is usually the tallest magnificent temple architecture, temple in the main buddhist activities in here.Temple consecrate Ursa name because this is the Buddha sakyamuni.In ancient India, Buddhism sakyamuni are male believers, meaning a brave and courageous, and powerful.

Dharma or lecture hall, is the place where the monk says, is a major buddhist activities.In the middle of the dharma set a set, kitchen table was laid and method, method of 座背 board after the big screen, often with a lion roar figure, because Buddhism, the Buddha as "the lion roar, consists of incense table, flanked by listening to the method.

Scripture-stored scriptures is an important part of the temple, in slightly more position, in a quiet.The abbot room in such a position, also easy to receive a visitor.

The tower temple mostly back mountain, the mountain in the tree.Early tower are hidden in the underground palace Buddha sarira of bone or other temple treasure.Later tower in the form of retained, but the location in the temple, after can be used as a memory of the monk building played a whole strewn at random have send beautiful result again.

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