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Two bodhisattvas accompanied by donor images, Niche 117, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻) Anderl, Christoph
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This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. The central wall depicts a pair of standing bodhisattva images. Both heads are lost. The one on the left wears a double-collar drooping cassock, while the right one is adorned with shawls and pretty accessories. A pair of feitian 飛天 (Sanskrit: apsaras) is carved on the canopy above these two bodhisattvas. A rectangular, plaque-shaped object is carved between them. Both side walls contain small donor images distributed in three layers. Most are badly eroded. Descriptions of the photos: Central wall and right side wall [1] Central wall and left side wall [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
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Two bodhisattvas accompanied by donor images, Niche 117, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)
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2016-11-02
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This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. The central wall depicts a pair of standing bodhisattva images. Both heads are lost. The one on the left wears a double-collar drooping cassock, while the right one is adorned with shawls and pretty accessories. A pair of feitian 飛天 (Sanskrit: apsaras) is carved on the canopy above these two bodhisattvas. A rectangular, plaque-shaped object is carved between them. Both side walls contain small donor images distributed in three layers. Most are badly eroded. Descriptions of the photos: Central wall and right side wall [1] Central wall and left side wall [2] Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
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Author Affiliations: Ghent University
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2023-06-13
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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10.14288/1.0433144
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Unreviewed
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