Laitan: The Making of a Chan Cave Temple Site in Sichuan
Laitan 淶灘 is a monumental site in Sichuan, built during the Song Dynasty (960–1279), located approximately 69 km northwest of present day Chongqing. It is the only site in China whose sculpture derives from a comprehensive records of Chan developments. A crowded gathering of famous Chan prelates and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| In: |
Journal of Chan Buddhism
Year: 2020, Volume: 2, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 102-164 |
| Further subjects: | B
Sichuan
B Cave Temple B Koan B Chan / Zen B Laitan B Song Dynasty B Luohans / Arhats |
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| Summary: | Laitan 淶灘 is a monumental site in Sichuan, built during the Song Dynasty (960–1279), located approximately 69 km northwest of present day Chongqing. It is the only site in China whose sculpture derives from a comprehensive records of Chan developments. A crowded gathering of famous Chan prelates and anonymous personages of all sizes animate the cave’s walls; they were inspired both by the early Chan phase in Sichuan and the subsequent Song outside Sichuan. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-7179 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Chan Buddhism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25897179-12340011 |
