Ancestor portraits at Mogao Cave 231
The integration of “secular” figures into a Buddhist cave complicates the separation established by both medieval Chinese authors and modern scholars of Buddhist art between practices of familial commemoration and religious devotion.
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Yale University
2013
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Conversations
Year: 2014 |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B China B Memory B Filial Piety B Family B Confucianism B Memorial B Ancestors B Mural Painting |
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Summary: | The integration of “secular” figures into a Buddhist cave complicates the separation established by both medieval Chinese authors and modern scholars of Buddhist art between practices of familial commemoration and religious devotion. |
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ISSN: | 2475-241X |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Conversations
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.22332/con.obj.2014.26 |