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In the early Buddhist history of India, lecture hall (gangdang, prāsāda) had an ancient origin. The early lecture hall had a more inclusive and broader function as a public place than its later form. According to scriptures containing teachings from the time of the Buddha, lecture halls were used to give teachings or for monks to enter nirvana, sharing a common purpose with beopdang (Dharma hall) in a broad sense.
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Seung-yeon, L. (2013). Ancient Lecture Hall and the Spatial Organization of the Buildings on Its Left and Right. In: On the Formation of the Upper Monastic Area of Seon Buddhist Temples from Korea´s Late Silla to the Goryeo Era. Sungkyunkwan University Outstanding Research, vol 2. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00053-4_3
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