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Inscriptions along the steps below Niche 18, 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 rock carving with four big characters and two short inscriptions on either side is located along the steps below Niche 18, the transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (Guan wuliangshou jingbian, 觀無量壽經變). The four big characters read “xi zhu yi mai” (西竺一脉, following the lineage of India from the West). The inscriptions on the big character’s left side record that this rock carving is dated to the sixth year of Emperor Xianfeng’s 咸豐 reign (1856), the Qing 清 Dynasty (1644-1911). The inscriptions on the right side remark that Ceng Zhimin (曾志敏) from this district, about 62 years old, wrote and engraved these inscriptions. Descriptions of the photos: Overview of the inscriptions [Image 01]. Close-up of the four big characters [Image 02, Image 03]. Close-up of the inscriptions on the right side [Image 04 to Image 06]. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

Chongqing (China); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.75437; 105.794070

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