Appendix 5 : Some typical temple roof structures A.16: Curved roof structure A.17: Wooden frame structure A.18: Structure and sculpture on the wooden frame of the temple roof Appendix 6 : Some typical Buddha statues A.19: Buddha statue in Leshan (Sichuan) A.21: Buddha statue in Gangu, Gansu A.20: ...
Appendix 1 : Some typical Buddhist mountains A.1: Wutai Mountain Buddhist Mountain A.2: Nga My Son Mountain A.3: Jiuhuashan Mountain A.4: Mount Putuo Appendix 2 : Some typical large Buddhist temples A.5: Linh Nham Pagoda in Truong Thanh District, Shandong Province A.6: Guoqing Temple in Tiantai ...
As those of India, especially of the Gandhara school, the Pati and Sassanian Iranian styles, and those of China in the East. The remarkable achievements, especially in sculpture, show an impressive pattern of continuity and high standards over this vast area. The faces of the priests of Miran ...
Chinese culture. The phenomenon of gender conversion - from male to female - of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in Chinese Buddhism can be seen as a case study of the transformation of Chinese Buddhism. A culture may be attracted to a foreign culture, but in the process of assimilation it constantly ...
