First, the layout of the temple In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the layout of the temple was generally composed of the main room and the matching room, which formed a very strict symmetrical form and there were many courtyards. The front end of the main axis of the temple is the mountain gate of the whole temple, which is what we now call the temple gate. After entering the mountain gate, the drum tower and bell tower will be set up around.
Second, among all the temples, there will be an independent courtyard called? The sutra building? Generally, a two-story building is built in the backyard of the main hall as a Buddhist scripture building. It is said that the collections in the temple are usually placed here. The Hidden Master of Shaolin Temple in China's famous martial arts novel Eight Dragons? Sweeping monk? He is a monk who cleans the sutra depository all the year round.
Third, the two sides of the main shaft are generally set as meditation halls, monk rooms or fasting halls to provide daily life for monks. Most temples in our country were built in this way.
Fourth, the main building of Buddhism-stupas There are many world-famous stupas in ancient India. For example, Bodhgaya and Nalanda are very famous Buddhist shrines, and their scale is quite grand. In Southeast Asia, the most famous are Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Bamiyan Cliff Buddha in Afghanistan, both of which are very famous Buddhist buildings in the world.
Buddhism was introduced into the interior of China through the Silk Road. In addition to its function as a trade channel, the ancient Silk Road is also a holy place for world cultural exchanges, so the earliest cave temples in China were also built on the Silk Road, and the most familiar ones belong to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes.