Mahavira Hall

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A Mahavira Hall, also known simply as a Main Hall, is the main building in a traditional East Asian Buddhist temple, enshrining representations of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. For temples enshrining Gautama Buddha, they are usually termed the Daxiong Baodian or Daxiongbao Hall in Chinese Buddhism. In Japanese Ōbaku Zen Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Daiyū Hōden. In Korean Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Daeungjeon or Daeungbojeon. In Vietnamese Buddhist temples, they are usually termed the Đại Hùng Bửu Điện.

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