Putuoshan Fayu Temple: Alms Bowl
Earthenware
Putuoshan Fayu Temple: Alms Bowl
CHINA, Zhejiang, Zhoushan; Qing dynasty
This alms bowl was brought back from Putuoshan during the rule of Emperor Daoguang (reigned 1821–1850) of the Qing dynasty by the founding abbot. The abbot was tonsured at Fayu Temple on Putuoshan and given the name Xingyue. The bowl is now a treasure at Zhai Ming Temple and is symbolic of the Fayu Temple lineage.
The alms bowl is 9.5 cm high and is 12 cm in diameter at its widest point. It is terracotta in color with no decoration, apart from an inscription, which states that it is from Fayu Temple on Putuoshan. The alms bowl has been handed down from one abbot to the next and was once broken into three pieces.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 243.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Putuoshan Fayu Temple: Alms Bowl." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Putuoshan Fayu Temple: Alms Bowl" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:243.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Putuoshan Fayu Temple: Alms Bowl. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 243).
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