The Rulai Hall is named for a title given to the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, from whose enlightenment and teachings the Buddhist religion originated. Rulai Hall has two stories and has approximately nine thousand small niches of Buddhas decorating the wall. The Rulai Hall (Hall of Śākyamuni) is on the first floor and the Wanfo Pavilion (Ten Thousand Buddhas Pavilion) is on the second—enclosed by walls on its east and west.
overall view,"L"-shaped scripture cabinets on the west side. The front of Rulai Hall (Rulaidian) is defined by the partition wall and two side walls, all studded completely with small Buddha images, each inside its niche. At the center is the iconic set of Shakyamuni and two celestial Kings, Indra and Brahma, flanked by two “L”-shaped sutra cabinets. The partition wall further continues upwards into the upper level, whose two side walls similarly are decorated with small Buddha images.