RT Article
T1 Laitan: The Making of a Chan Cave Temple Site in Sichuan
JF Journal of Chan Buddhism
VO 2
IS 1/2
SP 102
OP 164
A1 Howard, Angela F.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1783970111
AB 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.
K1 Song Dynasty
K1 Sichuan
K1 Laitan
K1 Koan
K1 Chan/Zen
K1 Cave Temple
K1 Arhats/Luohans
DO 10.1163/25897179-12340011