The order of arrangement of the twenty heavens

There is a certain order when arranged in front of the Buddha.

There are many differences in this order.

There are two typical types.

One is the queue that symbolizes the worship of Buddha during the "Buddha Meeting", which is separated on both sides of the main hall (generally odd numbers are on the left, even numbers are on the right). The names are as follows: Brahma King of the Great, Sakyamuni of the Two Emperors, Three Duo Wen of Heaven,

The Four Heavenly Kings of Upholding the Kingdom, the Five Heavenly Kings of Growth, the Sixth Heavenly King of Expansive Eyes, the Seven Vajra Secret Traces, the Eighth Maharashtra, the Nine Powdered Generals, the Ten Great Arguments Heavens, the Eleven Great Merit Heavens, the Twelve Weituo Heavenly Gods, and the Thirteen Strong Prisons

The gods of the earth, the fourteen bodhi tree gods, the mother goddess of the fifteen devils, the sixteen Mali branch gods, the seventeenth sun palace emperor, the eighteen moon palace emperors, the nineteen dragon kings of Saraya, and the twenty kings of Yamara.

The other is an arrangement that symbolizes the "Golden Light Dojo" (Xunxiu Dojo). The Heaven of Merit and Virtue stands on the left of the Buddha, and the Heaven of eloquence and wisdom stands on the right of the Buddha. The left and right sides are arranged separately in the following order: the Heaven of Great Merit and Virtue on the left,

Below are the Brahma King, the North King, the South King, the Sun and the Sky, the Mysterious Vajra, the General of Sanzhi, the Earth and the Sky (the strong earth god), the ghost mother, and the Shuitian (the Dragon King of Sajira); on the right side, the Great Biancai Tian,

The following are the Lord Shakti, the King of the East, the King of the West, the Moon, the Mahavatar, Skanda, the Bodhi Tree God, the Malizha, and King Yama.

The picture shows the twenty heavens mural in Fahai Temple.