Dajing Hall

Dajing Hall, in the front of Dajinwa Hall, covers the area of 2,750㎡ and is 210 meters in perimeter. It is the place where Lamas read sutras and is for sacral assembly. The roof is flat and decorated with gilded vases, wheels of DHARMA and golden deer. It glitters and looks magnificently compatible with Dajinwa Hall.

In 1560(Ming Dynasty), Renqing Zongzejianzan built Gongbalongwa Temple. In 1577, he organized to build Maitreya Buddha Hall. In 1583, he rebuilt Gongbalongwa Temple. In 1612, 4th Dalailama named Esejiacuo as the first chief of Ta’er Monastery and then financed by Dorda, Gongbalongwa Temple was enlarged into Dajing Hall. In 1639, Jiayagexigendunjianzan, Beijuejianzan Lama and Beijuerenqin provided fund to rebuild it into a Tibetan style hall of 36 pillars with flat roof. In 1661(Qing Dynasty), organized by 16th chief Ajia Xiraosangbu, the Hall was rebuilt into one with 80 pillars and it cost silver of 250 kilograms. In 1722, Erdnierk, King of Qinghai Shire, donated an exquisite gilded big vase which was put on the roof. In 1776, financed by Lamas: Losandanbeijansan, Tuguan, Qienima and Salaer, it was rebuilt into a huge hall with 154 pillars. On November 12 1912, it was destroyed by fire and in 1913, organized by Saidor Losangcui, it was rebuilt and finished on June 15, 1915. Then it had 168 pillars, 8 golden flags, six rare vases and three pairs of female and male beasts.

The Hall has 18 long pillars and short 90 pillars. The long pillars are 2.4 meters in perimeter and 7.1 meters high with beautiful carved designs and covered with blankets having designs of colorful dragons. On the floor is a large cushion consisting of 22 pieces of carpet for more than 500 people sitting cross-legged while reading sutra. In the hall is hung silk embroidered Buddha portraits, arhats and designs telling religious and folk stories, eautiful and grand.

According to Buddhist creed, it only allows 500 monks in the Hall to read sutra, so Dajing Hall is also called 500-Arhat Hall.

There is a throne for the chief in the Hall. On the right side of it are gilded bronze statue of Sakyamuni and thrones of 6th and 7th Panchen Lama. On the left side are statues of Zongkapa, Buddhas of Past, Present and Future, Maitreya Buddha, 1000 hands and 1000 eyes Avalokiteshvara and gilded bronze statue of Buddha of Boundless Light. In front of it is statue of 10th Panchan Lama. Inside of the niches on both sides are figures of Zongkapa. Inside of the niche on the top tier of Hall are bronze figures of Zongkapa and on both sides of it are bronze statues of Zongkapa and Ershiyi Savior. In the top tier are enshrined with 10 gilded statue of Warriors Protecting Buddha. And an inscribed horizontal board bestowed by Kang Xi, an emperor of Qing Dynasty is hung over.

In front of the Hall is a two-tier construction of Tibetan style. In the corridor are majestic but beautiful mural paintings which are one of treasures in Ta’er Monastery. The famous paintings are portraits of twelve Sakyamuni, Warriors protecting Buddha, Savior and stories of Zongkapa and his students reaching the spiritual state of an immortal.
On the top of the Hall are pavilions on the ridge of which are decorations like golden wheels of DHARMA and golden deer.

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