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Inscriptions of Baoding, Niche 26, Baodingshan Dafowan Rock Carvings (寶頂山大佛灣摩崖造像)

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

Baodingshan Dafowan Rock Carvings (寶頂山大佛灣摩崖造像) is situated in Baoding Town (寶頂鎮), Dazu District (大足區), Chongqing (重慶). The site contains 32 rock carving niches dated to the Southern Song 南宋 Dynasty (1127–1279 CE). This niche contains a rock plaque with two Chinese characters “Baoding” (寶頂, Precious Summit). The plaque was established by Wang Dejia (王德嘉), who served as a magistrate of Dazu from 1872-1875. On the left side of this plaque is another plaque with four Chinese characters carved as “xiangfen Baoding” (香焚寶頂, burning incense in Baoding) created in 1932 (民國壬申年). Descriptions of the photos: Overview of the niche [Image 01 to Image 03]. Close-up of the plaque “xiangfen Baoding” [Image 04]. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

Chongqing (China); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.75437; 105.794069

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