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Mahavira Hall
main hall of a buddhist temple in China, Korea or Vietnam
Hall of Four Heavenly Kings
the first hall inside shanmen in Chinese Buddhist temples, which enshrines Four Heavenly Kings, Maitreya Buddha, Skanda
Shanmen
The Gate of Shanmen or Hall of the Shanmen or simply Shanmen (), is the entrance gate of a Buddhist temple. In ancient times, nearly all Buddhist temples had a single Shanmen gate leading into a large hall for the temple. Today, it is observed that most of the surviving Chinese Buddhist temples follow the hall style but have three main gates incorporated into their construction. After successive wars and cultural discontinuity, most Chan Buddhist temples have changed the middle gate into a hall entrance, called "Hall of Shanmen". The Shanmen is the most important gate of a Chan Buddhist temple
Hall of Guru
annex halls in Chinese Buddhist temples for enshrining masters of various Buddhism schools
Dharma Hall
an building in Chinese Buddhist temples, which is the place for senior monks to preach