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Niche 158, 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 niche is severely eroded. Traces of a central figure flanked by two disciples are visible. The head of the central figure is lost and the body is damaged. The circular halo is trimmed with flame patterns, and its tip extends to the ceiling connecting a lotus motif. The figure sits on a Sumeru throne, holding a bowl in the left hand. The disciple on the left side forms an Añjali Mudra (Chinese: heshi 合十). The head of the disciple on the right side is lost. This figure carries a staff. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

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Title
Niche 158, Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻)
Creator
Anderl, Christoph
Contributor
From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued
2016-11-02
Description
This niche is located in Beishan Rock Carvings (北山石刻), Fowan (佛灣), Dazu (大足) District, Chongqing. The niche is severely eroded. Traces of a central figure flanked by two disciples are visible. The head of the central figure is lost and the body is damaged. The circular halo is trimmed with flame patterns, and its tip extends to the ceiling connecting a lotus motif. The figure sits on a Sumeru throne, holding a bowl in the left hand. The disciple on the left side forms an Añjali Mudra (Chinese: heshi 合十). The head of the disciple on the right side is lost. This figure carries a staff. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
Subject
Beishan; Buddhist art; Rock carving; disciple
Geographic Location
Chongqing (China)); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.71282; 105.71016
Type
Still Image
Language
zxx
Notes
Author Affiliations: Ghent University
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
10.14288/1.0433176
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84897
Affiliation
Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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