Transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (觀無量壽經變, Niche 18, Baodingshan Dafowan Rock Carvings (寶頂山大佛灣摩崖造像)

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Transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (觀無量壽經變, Niche 18, Baodingshan Dafowan Rock Carvings (寶頂山大佛灣摩崖造像) – Overview Anderl, Christoph

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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 depicts a complex transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (Guan wuliang shou jingbian 觀無量壽經變). The upper part depicts the Pure Land scene; the middle part contains the Amitabha triad; the bottom part and both sides portray the sixteen contemplations. Descriptions of the photos: Overview of the tableau [Image 01 to Image 04]. Left side of the tableau [Image 05, Image 06]. Surrounding environment [Image 07 to Image 10]. Introduction plaque of the niche [Image 11]. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.

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Title	Transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (觀無量壽經變, Niche 18, Baodingshan Dafowan Rock Carvings (寶頂山大佛灣摩崖造像) – Overview
Creator	Anderl, Christoph
Contributor	From the Ground Up: Buddhism & East Asian Religions (FROGBEAR Project)
Date Issued	2016-11-01
Description	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 depicts a complex transformation tableau of the Visualization on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life Sutra (Guan wuliang shou jingbian 觀無量壽經變). The upper part depicts the Pure Land scene; the middle part contains the Amitabha triad; the bottom part and both sides portray the sixteen contemplations. Descriptions of the photos: Overview of the tableau [Image 01 to Image 04]. Left side of the tableau [Image 05, Image 06]. Surrounding environment [Image 07 to Image 10]. Introduction plaque of the niche [Image 11]. Metadata created by: Sau Ling Wendy Yu.
Subject	Dazu; Baodingshan; Buddhist art; Rock carving; Buddha; Amitabha; Avalokitesvara; Guanyin; Mahasthamaprapta; Dashizhi; Pure Land
Geographic Location	Chongqing (China); Dazu Qu (Chongqing, China); 29.75437; 105.794075
Type	Still Image
Language	chi; eng
Notes	Author Affiliation: Ghent University
Series	Cluster 3.4: Typologies of Text-Image Relations
Date Available	2024-03-01
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0440548
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87502
Affiliation	Non UBC
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Faculty
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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