Fo Guang Shan Yuan Lin Buddhist Center: Reliefs

TAIWAN, Changhua

These reliefs are located on the second and third story of the building and depict scenes of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at an assembly. They also include lay devotees in modern dress.
There is a curved set of three screens that depict assemblies of Sakyamuni, Dipamkara, and Maitreya Buddhas on the back wall of the main shrine on the second story. All three assemblies are similarly presented with the Buddha seated at the center, surrounded by Bodhisattvas, disciples, and Dharma protectors. The Sakyamuni Buddha Assembly is in the middle, while Dipamkara and Maitreya flank it to the right and left respectively. There is a canopy with heavenly beings and clouds at either side towards the top. The assembly stands at the perimeter, their groupings divided by balustrades.
The relief on the third story represents the Amitabha Buddha Assembly. Amitabha Buddha is in the center accompanied by Avalokitesvara and Mahasthamaprapta, and surrounded by heavenly beings riding on clouds. A sevenfold balustrade surrounds the pond to one side. A marble platform juts out beneath Amitabha and enshrines a statue of the reclining Buddha.