BUDDHIST PRAYER HALL FOR DRIKUNG KAGYU INSTITUTE

SHRAVASTI, UTTAR PRADESH
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DESIGN FEATURES

  • THE DESIGN OF THIS PRAYER HALL COMPLEX IS A TRIBUTE AND HOMAGE TO LORD BUDDHA, WHO SPENT 24 RAINY SEASONS AT SHARVASTI.
  • THE PRAYER HALL BLOCK (TEMPLE) IS PLACED IN CENTRAL VISTA WITH MONK’S AND VISITOR’S BLOCK ON THE FLANKING SIDES, CREATING A CENTRAL COURTYARD CONGREGATIONAL SPACE INSPIRED FROM THE JAPANESE ZEN GARDENS.
  • THE DESIGN FEATURES ENABLE THERMAL HEAT INSULATION, NATURAL VENTILATION, RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND WASTE-WATER TREATMENT AND RECYCLING.

PROJECT SUMMARY

  • TO PROVIDE GATHERING SPACE FOR A RELEGION (BUDDHISM) IN ORDER TO PROMOTE BUDDHISM & TO SHOWCASE INDO -TIBETAN & JAPANESE ART & ARCHITECTURE FOR PUBLIC AWARNESS & TO INTEGRATE SCHOLARS UTMOST TO GENERATE A NEW TOURIST ATTARCTION FOR THE CITY.
  • THIS TOWN IS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH LIFE OF GAUTAMA BUDDHA, WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE SPENT 24 CHATURMASSES HERE.

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