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

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"By the tenth century CE, Mount Wutai had become a major pilgrimage site within the emerging culture of a distinctively Chinese Buddhism. Famous as the abode of the bodhisattva Majusri (known for his habit of riding around the mountain on a lion), the site in northeastern China's Shanxi Pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lin, Wei-Cheng, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Colección:Art history publication initiative.
China Program book.
Temas:
Buddhist architecture > China > Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries > China > Wutai Mountains.
Buddhism and culture > China > Wutai Mountains.
Architecture bouddhique > Chine > Wutai Shan.
Monastères bouddhiques > Chine > Wutai Shan.
Bouddhisme et civilisation > Chine > Wutai Shan.
ART / Asian.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
Buddhism and culture.
Buddhist architecture.
Buddhist monasteries.
Architektur
Höhlentempel
Buddhismus
Buddhistisk arkitektur.
Wutai Mountains (China) > History.
Wutai Shan (Chine) > Histoire.
China > Wutai Mountains.
Wutai Shan
China
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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