5th Floor
A golden-yellow roof 42ft x 68ft stands 12ft high crowning the three major shrine halls.
4th Floor
A mandala shrine hall housing wooden three-dimensional mandalas of the twelve tantras of Marpa, the main practices of the Sherab Ling community. Murals of the lineage Lamas of the eight great schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the Kamtsang Kagyu lineage, and the 84 Mahasiddas. An octagonal shrine-room housing the teachings of the Buddha and commentaries. The Gyalwa Karmapa's apartment and quarters for senior incarnate lamas are also be on this level.
3rd Floor
The Crown-Ceremony shrine-hall, a ten-thousand Buddha hall containing 10,000 gold-leafed Buddha statues 9" tall, a set of the 108 volumes of the Buddha's teachings & the 225 volumes of commentaries. Eight 6ft standing statues of Bodhisattvas and a 7ft Buddha Amitabha with his retinue will look down from the balcony into the main shrine hall. Five apartments for incarnate lamas, offices, and a dining room.
2nd Floor
The main shrine hall with 20 columns, a 42ft Maitreya Buddha statue. A library
of Tibetan texts, guest waiting room, a lounge, monk's conference room, 49
rooms for monks and 29 rooms for lamas.
1st Floor
27 rooms for monks, kitchens, dining rooms, reception, waiting room, visitor rooms, schoolroom, multimedia room, auditorium, museum, Lama-dance training hall, exhibition cum conference hall, a covered courtyard
and the Lama-dance courtyard. A cafe and public amenities stands just outside the complex.
Basement
Storage rooms, showers and bathroom facilities for the monks.
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