Despite this they almost always have the same buildings even if they can vary in size depending on the function of the temple.
Floor plan buddhist temple layout.
Chinese buddhist temple halls have distinct features.
Thanks to a reader s question i made some research on the typical japanese temple layout.
Architecture of the buddhist world a new book series.
Ziggurat floor plan google search.
A lecture hall refectory sutra depository and monks rooms are distributed along the central axis.
The golden lands published 2014.
Its general layout follows chinese traditional type courtyard with dome shaped structure called a stupa as its principal part.
Buddhist temples in china are commonly built in the emperor s palace style categorising them as palace architecture this layout is designed with symmetry in mind with the main gate and main hall in the center and other facilities including the celestial and the abbot s quarters lined up on either side.
The buddhist temple was adapted to chinese tastes when it arrived in china.
They are composed of several layers of courtyard houses with a central axis and two symmetrical side halls.
It turns out that they are as expected very different.
Take for example the chinese buddhist temples they are distinctly different from the buddhist temples you find in either india or thailand.