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Niches 116 and 116-1, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻) Anderl, Christoph; Yu, Sau Ling Wendy

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These two niches are located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. Niche 116 depicts a six-armed seated bodhisattva. Each of the two upper hands of the bodhisattva holds a circular plate. The left middle arm rests on the bodhisattva’s belly, while the right has a willow branch. The left and right lower arms carry a trident and a sword, respectively. A small kneeling figure is carved in front of the bodhisattva’s altar, with several donor images depicted on both sides. However, since they are severely eroded, their identities are uncertain. Niche 116-1 is blank. Descriptions of the photos: Key to the niches [1] Overview of the niches [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

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Title
Niches 116 and 116-1, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)
Creator
Anderl, Christoph; Yu, Sau Ling Wendy
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2016-11-02
Description
These two niches are located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. Niche 116 depicts a six-armed seated bodhisattva. Each of the two upper hands of the bodhisattva holds a circular plate. The left middle arm rests on the bodhisattva’s belly, while the right has a willow branch. The left and right lower arms carry a trident and a sword, respectively. A small kneeling figure is carved in front of the bodhisattva’s altar, with several donor images depicted on both sides. However, since they are severely eroded, their identities are uncertain. Niche 116-1 is blank. Descriptions of the photos: Key to the niches [1] Overview of the niches [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
Subject
Beishan; Buddhist art; Rock carving; Bodhisattva; donor
Geographic Location
Chongqing (China)); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.71282; 105.71016
Type
Still Image
Language
zxx
Notes
Author Affiliations: Ghent University, The University of Hong Kong
Series
Cluster 3.4: Typologies of Text-Image Relations
Date Available
2023-06-13
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0433143
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84864
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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