Building a sacred mountain : the Buddhist architecture of China's Mount Wutai

1. Verfasser: Lin, Wei-Cheng, 1969-
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2014.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: xi, 321 pages, 8 unumbered pages of plates : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Art history publication initiative
China Program book
Schlagworte:
Buddhism and culture > China > Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist architecture > China > Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries > China > Wutai Mountains.
Architektur > buddhistisch
Buddhismus > de
Heiliger Berg
Klöster
Malerei > Buddhistisch
Wutai Mountains (China) > History.
China > Shanxi
Online Zugang: Table of contents only
Cover image
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Locating the Sacred Presence in Monastery, Monasticism, and Monastic Architecture
  • Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence
  • The Sacred Presence from Site to Site
  • Mount Wutai as Virtual Monastery
  • Reconfiguring the Center
  • Narrative, Visualization, and Transposition of Mount Wutai
  • Conclusion: Revisiting Foguang Monastery
  • Appendix 1. Three Versions of the Creation Legend of the "True-Presence" (Zhenrong) Icon
  • Appendix 2. Transcription and Translation of the Inscription on the Octagonal Stone Lantern
  • Appendix 3. Chinese Texts.

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