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Map of Pilu dong 毗廬洞 Anderl, Christoph

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Tourist map in Pilu cave (Pilu dong 毗盧洞), Anyue xian 安岳縣, Sichuan sheng 四川省. The titles reads : “Tourist map of the Scenic Area of Cave Temple of Cave of Buddha Vairocana, 毘盧洞文物景區示意圖.” The board contains a short introduction to the site in Chinese and English. It also depicts key elements of the Pilu cave, such as the tableau of Liu Benzun’s ten austerities (Liu Benzun shilian ku 柳本尊十煉窟), Youju Cave (Youju dong 幽居洞), Lotus raised flowered bed (Lianhua she 蓮花舍), Han dynasty tombs (Han mu 漢墓), Pilu hall / Cave of Buddha Vairocana (Pilu dian 毗廬殿), Jade Emperor Cave (Yuhuang ku 玉皇窟), Thousand Buddha Cave (Qianfo ku 千佛窟), and Guanyin Hall (Guanyin tang 觀音堂). Metadata created by Mirella Keller and Chelsea Waeles (May 30, 2022).

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