Building a sacred mountain
Lin, Wei-Cheng, 1969-
Building a sacred mountain the Buddhist architecture of China's Mount Wutai / [electronic resource] : Wei-Cheng Lin. - First [edition]. - Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Art history publication initiative . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Locating the Sacred Presence in Monastery, Monasticism, and Monastic Architecture -- Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence -- The Sacred Presence from Site to Site -- Mount Wutai as Virtual Monastery -- Reconfiguring the Center -- Narrative, Visualization, and Transposition of Mount Wutai -- Conclusion: Revisiting Foguang Monastery -- Appendix 1. Three Versions of the Creation Legend of the "True-Presence" (Zhenrong) Icon -- Appendix 2. Transcription and Translation of the Inscription on the Octagonal Stone Lantern -- Appendix 3. Chinese Texts.
9780295805351 0295805358
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
ART / Asian.
Buddhism and culture--China--Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries--China--Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist architecture--China--Wutai Mountains.
Wutai Mountains (China)--History.
Electronic books.
DS793.W8222 / L56 2014
951/.17
Building a sacred mountain the Buddhist architecture of China's Mount Wutai / [electronic resource] : Wei-Cheng Lin. - First [edition]. - Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - Art history publication initiative . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Locating the Sacred Presence in Monastery, Monasticism, and Monastic Architecture -- Entering the Mountains, Localizing the Sacred Presence -- The Sacred Presence from Site to Site -- Mount Wutai as Virtual Monastery -- Reconfiguring the Center -- Narrative, Visualization, and Transposition of Mount Wutai -- Conclusion: Revisiting Foguang Monastery -- Appendix 1. Three Versions of the Creation Legend of the "True-Presence" (Zhenrong) Icon -- Appendix 2. Transcription and Translation of the Inscription on the Octagonal Stone Lantern -- Appendix 3. Chinese Texts.
9780295805351 0295805358
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
ART / Asian.
Buddhism and culture--China--Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist monasteries--China--Wutai Mountains.
Buddhist architecture--China--Wutai Mountains.
Wutai Mountains (China)--History.
Electronic books.
DS793.W8222 / L56 2014
951/.17