Lei Beishi
CHINA; Southern Qi dynasty
Lei Beishi was a sculptor. According to the Buddhist classic, Forest of Gems in the Garden of the Dharma, an auspicious rock was brought to the land by sea in the year 489; the rock was hard and solid with a colorful and glossy radiance. At the time, Emperor Wu (reigned 482–493) of the southern Qi dynasty had just built the beautiful and majestic seven-story Chanling Temple, and requested Lei and other stone masons to carve a statue of the seated Sakyamuni Buddha out of the auspicious rock. The resulting statue was considered to be magnificent with refined sculpting skills.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 153.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Lei Beishi." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 153.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Lei Beishi" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:153.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Lei Beishi. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 153).
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