Mahavira Hall

This article is about the Main Hall in Chinese Buddhist temple. For the Main Hall in Japanese Buddhist temple, see Main Hall (Japanese Buddhism).

Mahavira Hall
Mahavira Hall of Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese大雄寶殿
Simplified Chinese大雄宝殿
Literal meaningPrecious Hall of the Great Hero
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDàxióng Bǎodiàn
Wade–GilesTa-hsiung Pao-tien
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTōa-hiông Pó-tiān
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetĐại hùng Bửu điện (Đại hùng Bảo điện)
Chính điện (Chánh điện)
Chữ Hán大雄寶殿
正殿
Korean name
Hangul대웅전
Hanja大雄殿
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationDaeungjeon
Japanese name
Kanji大雄宝殿
Transcriptions
RomanizationDaiyū Hōden

A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. It is encountered throughout East Asia. In Chinese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Daxiong Baodian or Daxiongbao Hall. In Japanese Ōbaku Zen Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Daiyū Hōden. In Korean Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Daeungjeon. In Vietnamese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Dai Hung Buu Dien.

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