The Dharma Practice Hall of Kongshan Temple: A Kongshan Temple Anecdote (Part 5)

Walking west from the Buddha Hall, down a small path, one arrives at a two-story wooden building with red exterior walls. In the future, this will serve as the main venue for debates, Dharma practice assemblies, and Dharma events. The space can accommodate approximately one hundred people.

When the Teacher visited Kongshan Temple, they spent a particularly long time inside this wooden structure, returning more than once to quietly sense its atmosphere. It was precisely in this location that the Teacher and the monastic community confirmed the decision to purchase the property with the seller's agent.

This large wooden building is constructed entirely of solid wood. Upon entering, one finds a very unique space—it resembles a church or a traditional Tibetan assembly hall at first glance, featuring an open, high-ceiling design spanning two stories. In fact, it was originally a barn that was later converted. Remarkably, not a single nail was used in the construction process; it is a purely wooden structure—very traditional, simple, yet solemn and magnificent.

In the future, a four-foot-tall sacred statue of Je Tsongkhapa and a large Thangka painting are planned to be enshrined here. Everyone is surely looking forward to the day they can come here to debate, recite scriptures, or attend Dharma assemblies!