Located
within the city’s Ximen
(western gate), the
monastery has a spacious
Daxiongbaodian (the Hall
of Sakyamuni) built in
the Liao Dynasty
(916-1125). The hall,
covering 1,559 square
metres, is China’s
biggest Buddhist
shrine-hall. There are
five statues of Buddhas
and 20 statues of
lokapalas in the hall.
In the monastery’s Hall
for Keeping Bhagavan
Scriptures, there are 31
lifelike sculptures of
the Liao Dynasty and 38
scripture-keeping cases
standing around the hall
in several storeys. On
the back of the hall
also hangs the
peculiarly built
Celestial Pavilion. |