Building a sacred mountain: the Buddhist architecture of China's Mount Wutai
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of Chinese Dynasties -- introduction. Early Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Context -- One. Building the Monastery, Locating the Sacred Presence -- Two. Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence -- Three. The Sacred Presence in Place...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Series/Journal: | Art History Publication Initiative
Art History Publication Initiative Bks |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism and culture (China) (Wutai Mountains)
B Buddhist architecture (China) (Wutai Mountains) B Buddhist monasteries ; China ; Wutai Mountains B Wutai Mountains (China) ; History B Wutai Mountains (China) History B Buddhist architecture ; China ; Wutai Mountains B Electronic books B Buddhism and culture ; China ; Wutai Mountains B Buddhist monasteries (China) (Wutai Mountains) |
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology of Chinese Dynasties -- introduction. Early Buddhist Monastic Architecture in Context -- One. Building the Monastery, Locating the Sacred Presence -- Two. Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence -- Three. The Sacred Presence in Place and in Vision -- Four. Mediating the Distance to Mount Wutai -- Five. Reconfiguring the Center -- Six. Narrative, Visualization, and Transposition ofMount Wutai -- Conclusion. Revisiting Foguang Monastery -- Appendix 1. The Creation Legend of the True-Presence Icon of Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī at Huayan Monastery -- Appendix 2. Transcription and Translation of the Inscription on the Dongzhang Stone Lantern -- Appendix 3. Transcriptions of Key Passages from Chinese Texts Used in This Study -- Conventions and Abbreviations -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0295993529 |