Daeungjeon

Mahavira Hall
Mahavira Hall of Nam Tin Chuk Temple () in Hong Kong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaning	Precious Hall of the Great Hero
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dàxióng Bǎodiàn Wade–Giles Ta-hsiung Pao-tien Southern Min Hokkien POJ Tōa-hiông Pó-tiān
Korean name
Hangul	대웅전
Japanese name
Kanji

A Mahavira Hall, usually simply known as a Main Hall, is the main hall or building in a traditional Chinese Buddhist temple, enshrining idols of Gautama Buddha and various other buddhas and bodhisattvas. It is encountered throughout East Asia, including in some Japanese Buddhist Main Halls.

From their importance and use, they are often simply known in English as the temples' "Main" or "Great Halls". The term "Mahavira Hall", also encountered as "Mahāvīra Hall" or "Hall of the Mahāvīra", is a reverse translation, employing the original Sanskrit term in place of its Chinese or English equivalent. They are also known as the Precious Hall of the Great Hero, the Hall of Great Strength, or the Daxiongbao Hall. Less often, a main hall is called an "adytum", after the equivalent area in Greco-Roman temples. It is also sometimes misunderstood as the "Great, Powerful, and Precious Palace".