MONASTIC BUILDING   

PUBLIC BUILDING that is PART of a MONASTERY.
See also
Hypernym
  • PUBLIC BUILDING　BUILDING USED by OFFICIALS FOR WORK. (anc: 6/0, child: 7)
  • BUILDING　BIG ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS to DWELL in OR BE-IN, or MOVE ON. (anc: 5/0, child: 23)
  • ARTEFACT　THING PRODUCED by MAN. (anc: 4/0, child: 26)

Words (5 items)

僧堂  sēng táng OC: sɯɯŋ daaŋ MC: səŋ dɑŋ 8 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPBUDDH: sangha hall, monks' hall (usually used for meditation and other monastic activities)
法堂  fǎ táng OC: pab daaŋ MC: pi̯ɐp dɑŋ 5 Attributions
  • 續高僧傳 Xù gāosēng zhuàn Continued Records of Eminent Monks Taishō ( XUGAOSENGZHUAN) p. 793b1-4

    昔釋道安於上州東寺造堂七間。曇翼後造五間。連甍接棟橫列十二。云此堂中講四經三論各數十遍。不於文外別有撰述。

    Compare also 六學僧傳：上明東寺，法堂十二間，蓋道安，曇翼所造

  • 中國佛教百科全書 Zhōngguó fójiào bǎikē quánshū Encyclopedic Book Collection on Chinese Buddhism ( YANG WEIZHONG 2000) p. 44-45

    Syntactic words
  • NPBUDDH: dharma-hall (this refers to one of the main buildings of a Buddhist monastery, also called lecture-hall (jiǎngtáng 講堂). The word appears already in sūtra literature and an early reference can be found in XGSZ. The dharma-hall is usually equipped with an image of Buddha, the dharma-seat (fǎzuò 法座), bells and drums, and other items; the dharma-hall is used for lectures by the master and ritual activities such as chanting the Buddhist scriptures)
講堂  jiǎng táng OC: krooŋʔ daaŋ MC: kɣɔŋ dɑŋ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPBUDDH: lecture-hall (this is an alternative for the dharma-hall, see fǎtáng 法堂)
涅盤堂  niè pán táng OC: m-liiɡ baan daaŋ MC: net bʷɑn dɑŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPBUDDH: nirvāṇa-hall
文殊堂  wén shū táng OC: mɯn djo daaŋ MC: mi̯un dʑi̯o dɑŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPBUDDH: building in Buddhist monasteries dedicated to Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva, who represents wisdom and enlightenment