Dayun Temple Great Hero Hall
Dayun Temple Great Hero Hall
CHINA, Shanxi, Datong
Dayun means Great Cloud. The temple was built during the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and was repaired over the dynasties. It was listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site in 2001.
The temple faces south and consists of three courtyards. Only the Great Hero Hall is still standing. The three-by-two bay Great Hero Hall is 9 m high and has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. The roof does not rely on internal columns for support. The crossbeam at the top supports a king post and an inverted V-shaped brace. These structural features are often seen in Liao (907–1125) and Jin dynasty architecture. Some murals can still be seen on the surrounding walls but most are covered with a white coating. From what can be seen, they show a distinct Ming dynasty (1368–1644) style.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F, page 220.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture A-F},
pages = 220,
title = {{Dayun Temple Great Hero Hall}},
volume = 1,
year = {2016}}