Building a Sacred Mountain : The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai.
Lin, Wei-Cheng.
Building a Sacred Mountain : The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages) - Art History Publication Initiative Bks. . - Art History Publication Initiative Bks. .
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.
9780295805351
Buddhist architecture -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Buddhism and culture -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Wutai Mountains (China) -- History.
Electronic books.
AHP
951.17
Building a Sacred Mountain : The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (344 pages) - Art History Publication Initiative Bks. . - Art History Publication Initiative Bks. .
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.
9780295805351
Buddhist architecture -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Buddhism and culture -- China -- Wutai Mountains.
Wutai Mountains (China) -- History.
Electronic books.
AHP
951.17