Haeinsa's basic doctrinal text is the Flower Garland Sutra, accordingly, Haeinsa does not have the Hall of Great Hero where Shakyamuni Buddha is housed, instead Haeinsa's main Buddha hall is the Great Hall of Tranquil Light dedicated to Vairocana Buddha, the presiding Buddha of the Flower Garland World, Vairocana Buddha, who is also the Dharma - Body Buddha, symbolizes the eternal truth. 'Vairocana' has the meaning of 'saving the world with light,' and Vairocana Buddha truly signifies the sun, since Vairocana Buddha illuminates the world with light, the name of this hall has a Chinese character that means 'light'. So, it is called the Great Hall of Tranquil Light, the Great Hall of Radiance, or the Hall of Vairocana. It is also called the Hall of Flower Garland as 'the Flower Garland World' means the Lotus-Treasury World that keeps all the myriad things of the universe. This hall was originally a two-story building called the Hall of Vairocana, Great Master Hakjo renovated and transformed it into the Great Hall of Tranquil Light with the support of Queen Mother Insoo and Queen Mother Inhye in 1488 (the 19th year of King Seongjong of Chosun Dynasty), It was destroyed by fire several times. The current building was constructed by Jewol Sunim with the support of Governor Kim Nogyeong of Gyeongsang Province in 1817 (the 17th year of King Soonjoo of ). In 1971, Abbot Eminent Jigwan remodeled it significantly. This building has five kan units in the front (a kan is a square space enclosed by two pillars and two beams) and four kan units each side. It has double-eaves with their protruding corners and a triangular shape appears on both sides of the roof. The eaves are sustained by multiple wooden supports on the top of and also between the pillars.The statue of Vairocana Buddha, the main Buddha of Haeinsa, resides in the center of the hall. The statue is placed on the Sumeru Platform, which depicts the image of Vairocana Buddha unfolding his teachings on Mt. Sumeru, Vairocana Buddha is attended on by Manjusri the Bodhisattva of Wisdom on the left and by Samantabhadra the Bodhisattva of Great Vow and Action on the right, both of whom are wearing crowns. Vairocana Buddha, Bodhisattva Manjusri, and Bodhisattva Samantabhadra form the Three Honored Buddhas with Vairocana Buddha as the main Buddha. The statues of these Three Honored Buddhas are registered as Tangible Cultural Property No. 38 of Gyeongnam province.

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