Longxing Monastery, Dajue liushi Hall 大覺六師殿

Building Information

Dajue liushi Hall (大覺六師殿), now destroyed, was the second major timber-frame structure on the central axis of Longxing Monastery. Originally built during the Northern Song dynasty's Yuanfeng reign period (1078-1085 CE), it suffered extensive damage in the early 20th century and was beyond repair by the time Liang Sicheng had visited in 1933.1

Research suggests that the hall was nine bays wide and six bays deep, with a width of 53 meters and a depth of 35 meters, which made it the largest building in the complex. Crowned by a single-eaves hip-gable roof (xieshan 歇山（or shaliangtou 厦兩頭), the hall was dedicated to the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, and the six Buddhas that predated him: Vipasyin, Sikhin, Visvabhu, Krakucchanda, Kanakamuni, and Kasyapa.1

大覺六師殿為隆興寺中軸線上第二座主要木構建築。此殿始建於北宋元豐年間（1078-1085）。但在1933年，梁思成探訪此址時已毀壞坍塌。1

大覺六師殿為單檐歇山（或厦兩頭）頂建築，面闊九間，寬53米，進深六間，深35米，曾為隆興寺建築群中面積最大的建築。其中供奉釋迦摩尼佛以及釋迦摩尼佛以前的六佛像，即毗婆師佛、屍棄佛、毗舍浮佛、拘留孫佛、拘那舍牟尼佛、迦葉佛像。1