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The twin sutra pagodas at the Lingyin Temple (靈隱寺) Baycroft, Anne

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Lingyin monastery (or Lingyin Temple, 靈隱寺) was founded by Indian monk Huili (慧理) in 328 CE during the Eastern Jin dynasty (東晉朝, 265-420). Over the centuries the temple grew to become one of the greatest centres of Chan Buddhism.Two stone pagodas constructed in 960, stand at the east and west sides in front of the Main Hall of the Lingyin Temple. Both are octagonal and nine storeys in height. Both pagodas rest on a Sumeru pedestal containing the Shurangama Sutra (大佛頂首楞嚴經) [IMG_3162, IMG_3165 & IMG_3181-IMG_3194]. Photos 1-36 show each storey of the east pagoda. Photos 37-55 and 57-72 show each storey of the west pagoda.

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Title
The twin sutra pagodas at the Lingyin Temple (靈隱寺)
Creator
Baycroft, Anne
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2019-07-02
Description
Lingyin monastery (or Lingyin Temple, 靈隱寺) was founded by Indian monk Huili (慧理) in 328 CE during the Eastern Jin dynasty (東晉朝, 265-420). Over the centuries the temple grew to become one of the greatest centres of Chan Buddhism.Two stone pagodas constructed in 960, stand at the east and west sides in front of the Main Hall of the Lingyin Temple. Both are octagonal and nine storeys in height. Both pagodas rest on a Sumeru pedestal containing the Shurangama Sutra (大佛頂首楞嚴經) [IMG_3162, IMG_3165 & IMG_3181-IMG_3194]. Photos 1-36 show each storey of the east pagoda. Photos 37-55 and 57-72 show each storey of the west pagoda.
Subject
Buddhism; Sutra; Sutra pagoda; Surangama Sutra; Northern Song dynasty; Stone; Monk Huili; Chan (Zen); Eastern Jin dynasty
Geographic Location
Hangzhou Shi (China); Zhejiang Sheng (China); 30.240833; 120.101483
Type
Still Image
Language
chi
Series
Cluster 2.2: "Secondary" Producers, "Primary" Roles
Date Available
2020-09-27
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0394512
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/76168
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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