The Murals of the Four Great Heavenly Kings

The four kings who protect the world

are busy day and night.

Rewarding the good and punishing the evil,

they subjugate all demons.

Bodhisattvas manifest by transformation,

subduing hordes of monsters.

Dragons coil up and tigers crouch down

to pay homage to the Dharma King.
On the western corner of the Buddha Hall is a mural of the Heavenly King Virupaksha ("broad eyes") of the West.
On the southern corner of the Buddha Hall is a mural of the Heavenly King Virudhaka ("increasing") of the South.
On the northern corner of the Buddha Hall is a mural of the Heavenly King Vaishravana ("widely learned") of the North.
On the eastern corner of the Buddha Hall is a mural of the Heavenly King Dhrtarastra ("one who upholds the country") of the East.
Four twenty-foot high murals adorn the corners of the Buddha Hall
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