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Buddha statue soul bottle (佛像魂瓶, 222-245), Fanyuan Temple (法源寺) Liu, Yimin; Xie, Qiye; Wang, Yake; Bi, Youteng; Yao, Huiqiao

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Buddha statue soul bottle in the Vairocana Hall (Pilu dian 毗盧殿) of Fayuan Temple (法源寺) is about 26cm high. The bottle is made of bluestone. According to the monks in Yunju Temple (雲居寺) it symbolized the integration of Buddhism and secular culture.

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