A Mahavira Hall or Hall of Mahavira （大雄寶殿), meaning "Hall of the Great Hero" , is the main building of a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple complex, where the historical Buddha and other buddhas and bodhisattvas are enshrined. Along with the Hall of the Four Heavenly Kings

Four Heavenly Kings

In the Buddhist faith, the Four Heavenly Kings are four gods, each of whom watches over one cardinal direction of the world.The Kings are collectively named as follows:...

(天王殿) and a depository for sacred Buddhist sūtras, the Mahavira Hall is one of the three principle halls of a Chinese Buddhist temple.