and Free Life Pond at the temple. at the temple. The Temple of King Ashoka occupies a building area of and the total area including temple lands, forests and mountains is over . Along the central axis are the
Shanmen, Free Life Pond,
Four Heavenly Kings Hall,
Mahavira Hall, Hall of Sarira,
Dharma Hall and
Buddhist Texts Library. There are over 625 halls and rooms on both sides, including Guru Hall, Cheng'en Hall,
Bell tower,
Drum tower, Abbot Hall, Monastic Dining Hall, Monastic Reception Hall and Meditation Hall.
Four Heavenly Kings Hall Maitreya is enshrined in the
Hall of Four Heavenly Kings and at the back of his statue is a statue of
Skanda. Statues of
Four Heavenly Kings are enshrined in the left and right side of the hall. Under the eaves is a plaque with the Chinese characters "" written by
Zhao Puchu, the former president of
Buddhist Association of China.
Mahavira Hall The
Mahavira Hall is seven rooms wide and high. The hall enshrining the statues of
Sakyamuni,
Amitabha and
Bhaisajyaguru. The two disciples' statues are placed in front of the statue of Sakyamuni, the older is called
Kassapa Buddha and the middle-aged is called
Ananda. In the center of the eaves of the hall is a plaque, on which there are the words "". Another plaque with "" written by Qianlong Emperor is hung in the interior side of the hall. At the back of the hall enshrines the statue of
Guanyin with
Shancai standing on the left and
Longnü on the right. And the statues of
Eighteen Arhats stand on both sides of the hall.
Buddhist Texts Library The two storey
Buddhist Texts Library is five rooms wide and high. Two sets of
Chinese Buddhist canon which were printed in the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing dynasty are preserved in the hall. ==References==