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Guardian deity flanked by two devotee figures, Niche 3, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)

From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)

This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. It depicts three figures: a standing guardian deity in the centre flanked by two images of what appear to be laymen. The guardian deity in a warrior costume has a wrathful face. The front of its square crown has a bird motif, with flowing textiles either side of the crown. There is a halo trimmed with flame motifs on its back. Both hands of the deity have been destroyed, while its feet are heavily eroded. On its left-hand side is a figure of a layperson wearing a turban. The figure on the guardian deity's right-hand side is a laywoman whose head has been lost. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

Chongqing (China)); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.71282; 105.71016

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