The Falun Hall of Lama Temple

The Falun Hall of Lama Temple

The Falun Hall of Lama Temple is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

This hall is located within Lama Temple and was built in 1744 during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. It serves as a venue for major religious activities held by the monastery’s monks. The main hall features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof covered with yellow glazed tiles and has seven bays along its front facade, including hidden corridors inside. Large five-bay side chambers project from the center of both the front and rear, connecting to a rolled shed-style hipped roof. The base of the hall forms a cross-shaped layout. At the center and on all sides of the main ridge, five suspended gable-and-purlin skylights are installed, symbolizing the eight trigrams and four directions of the Dragon Palace — Qian (northwest), Gen (northeast), Xun (southeast), Kun (southwest), and the central palace (center). Above these skylights sit five gilded copper finials, reflecting the architectural style of Tibetan Buddhism. At the center of the hall is enshrined a statue of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The east and west walls feature large Buddhist murals titled “The Lineage of Shakyamuni.” Below the murals, scripture shelves house the temple’s treasured collections: 108 volumes of the Kangxi edition of the printed-in-vermilion Kanjur (the words of the Buddha) and 207 volumes of the Dangyur (commentaries), both important Tibetan Buddhist scriptures.

Address: Within Lama Temple, Dongcheng District, Beijing