Dazu Rock Carvings Baodingshan Great Buddha Bay Niche 6: Pagoda
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Dazu Rock Carvings Baodingshan Great Buddha Bay Niche 6: Pagoda
CHINA, Chongqing, Dazu; Southern Song dynasty
Situated in the eastern section of the south cliff, this niche is 8 m high and 2.7 m wide, with a flat, rectangular ceiling. A five-tier pagoda is carved in relief within the niche. There are engravings on all three visible sides. An inscription reading “relic pagoda” are written under the second tier. The surface of the first tier is badly weathered, but the detailing on the upper tiers has been preserved. The north, south, and west sides of the upper tiers each contain a seated Buddha within a red indented circle. Tiny seated Buddhas are carved within the circular eaves of each tier.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 242.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dazu Rock Carvings Baodingshan Great Buddha Bay Niche 6: Pagoda." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 242.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dazu Rock Carvings Baodingshan Great Buddha Bay Niche 6: Pagoda" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:242.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dazu Rock Carvings Baodingshan Great Buddha Bay Niche 6: Pagoda. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 242).
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