Jin Shrines, Fengshengsi Daxiongbao Hall 晉祠奉聖寺大雄寶殿

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Names

  • Fengshengsi Daxiongbao Hall (English)
  • 奉聖寺大雄寶殿 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 奉圣寺大雄宝殿 (Simplified Chinese)
  • Fèngshèngsì dà xióng bǎo diàn (Pinyin)
  • Feng-sheng-ssu-ta-hsiung-pao-tien (Wade-Giles)
  • Jinci Fengsheng Monastery (English)
  • 晉祠奉聖寺大雄寶殿 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 晋祠奉圣寺大雄宝殿 (Simplified Chinese)

Location

  • Coordinates:
    • Lat. 37.706307° Long. 112.433012°
  • Building Information

    The Fengsheng Monastery Mahāvīra Treasure Hall (Daxiongbaodian 大雄寶殿) was relocated from Fanglin Monastery in Mazhuang. According to the Qing dynasty Yangqu xianzhi, Fanglin Monastery was first constructed in 1069 during the Northern Song Dynasty and was renovated multiple times during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Currently, the date of this building is under debate. The hall stands on an elevated platform and is covered by a single-eaves, hip-gable roof (xieshanding) . The hall spans five bays in width and eight rafters in depth, and stands 13.5 meters tall. 1

    The transverse structure of the building, that perpendicular to the roof ridge, is composed of six rafter beams paired with two infant beams , with three columns supporting the roof’s extended eaves. A row of inner pillars is used in the back of the hall, and two beams on both sides of gable hall adopt the chuandou 穿斗 system (penetrating and interlocking framework). The dougong 斗拱 bracket sets are large and consist of five layers of bracket arms puzuo 铺作 , supporting and extending roof eaves. The jixin 计心造 construction is also used here.

    Nine statues of deities, including Śākyamuni, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva are inside of Treasure Hall. The frescoes on the two side walls and the wall near the eaves inside the hall depict thirty-six legendary stories from the life of Shakyamuni. The rear wall of the main hall features the Buddha figures includes Amitâbha Buddha, bodhisattvas Avalokitêśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta.

    2
    Date 1069; with later modifications
    Dynasty Song 960 through Qing 1912 1

    Works Cited

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    • 1 WILKINSON. 2000. Chinese History: A Manual, 12.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
    • 2 国家文物局. 2010. 中国文物地图集·浙江分册, 117.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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    Bibliography:

    Jin Shrines, Fengshengsi Daxiongbao Hall 晉祠奉聖寺大雄寶殿 .” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published September 26, 2024. https://architecturasinica.org/place/000048ya3.

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