page_title: Temple of King Ashoka
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Temple of King Ashoka / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Hall of Sakyamuni, Ningbo Ashoka Temple 中文（简体）‎: 宁波阿育王寺大雄宝殿 Deutsch: Sakyamuni-halle
context_page_description: Temple of King Ashoka is a Buddhist temple located in Yinzhou District of Ningbo, Zhejiang, China.
context_section_description: The Temple of King Ashoka occupies a building area of 23,400-square-metre (252,000 sq ft) and the total area including temple lands, forests and mountains is over 124,100-square-metre (1,336,000 sq ft).
  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.
caption: Mahavira Hall at the temple.
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