Investor Presentaiton
Vol. 8, No. 1
Haoribao et al.: Arrangement Plan of Inner Mongolia Buddhist Temple
The Classification of Temple Building
The architecture of the target temple has 56 types classified by the name,
function, Buddha statue enshrined inside. It can be roughly divided into three types
according to the primary purpose of each building (Table 2).
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Changshou Temple
(Middle Region)
Faxi Temple
(Middle Region)
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Agui Temple
(Western Region)
Badanjiren Temple
(Western Region)
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CD Tower
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H. Hal
Fuyuan Temple
(Eastern Region)
Balaqirude Temple
(Eastern Region)
Xiara Temple
(Middle Region)
Figure 5. The Arrangement Plan of Banner Level Temples
Source: Inner Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Architecture (I), (II), (III).
Han Temple
(Eastern Region)
First, the Class I is to place Buddha statues. According to the level of Buddha
statues, they are the Honzon, the Tathagata, the Bodhisattva, the Vajra, the Mother
Buddha, the Local Buddha, the Disciple, the Patriarch, the Four Heavenly Kings,
and the Hutuhetu. According to the level of the Buddha statues, these buildings
can be further divided into six groups. The first group is the Mahavira Hall and
Buddha Hall, dedicated to the Honzon, the most important Buddha statue of the
temple. The second group is the buildings dedicated to the Buddha statues of the
Tathagata or Bodhisattva, which are not the Honzon of the temple. The third group
is the Vajra and the Buddha mother, which are regarded as the incarnation of the
Tathagata and Bodhisattva and the Disciples, the Patriarch. The fourth and the fifth
group are the Tianwang Hall dedicated to the Four Heavenly Kings guarding the
temple and the Hutuhetu Hall. The sixth group is the building where the Buddha
statues cannot be distinguished, such as the Wing Hall.2
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Class II is for religious ceremonies such as sermons, worship, and ceremonies,
and it consists of the below four groups of buildings. Assembly Hall and Buddhism
Hall are for teaching Buddhist chanting and Buddhist scholarship. The Sutra
24. Wing Hall is called "Jiguurin Dugan" in Mongolian, and it is translated as "Wing Hall" by
the mean of the building's name. Although it can also be translated as the "Pei Dian" in Chinese, it
generally refers to the "Dharmapalas Hall" and the "Patriarch Hall” in Han Buddhist temple. Still,
there are not only these two Hall in Mongolian temples. Therefore, this paper uses the name of
"Wing Hall" to differentiate them.
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