Qielan Dian

Qielan Dian
The Qielan Dian at Hongfa Temple, in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Traditional Chinese伽藍殿
Simplified Chinese伽蓝殿
Literal meaningHall of Sangharama
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQiélándiàn

The Qielan Dian (Traditional Chinese: 伽藍殿, pinyin: Qiélándiàn) (lit: “Hall of Sangharama”) is an important building in Han Chinese Buddhist temples. It is the east annex hall of the Mahavira Hall. The term "Sangharama" (僧伽藍摩) refers to "gardens of monks" (眾園). In Buddhism, it originally refers to constructing the base of monks' dormitories (僧舍) and later it refers to the general term of temples, including land and buildings.

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