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The Main Courtyard

(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on April 25, 2016.)

A censor stands among pines at Banruo Temple, Changchun, Jilin

Between the Drum and Bell Towers, between the Four Kings' Hall and the main Buddha hall, lies the Main Courtyard. If the Main Hall is the heart of the temple, the Main Courtyard is its lungs.