Early Buddhist art of China and Central Asia / Volume 3, : The Western Ch'in in Kansu in the Sixteen Kingdoms period and inter-relationships with the Buddhist art of Gandhara / / by Marylin Martin Rhie.
This book, third in a series on the early Buddhist art of China and Central Asia, centers on Buddhist art from the Western Ch'in (385-431 A.D.) in eastern Kansu (northwest China), primarily from the cave temples of Ping-ling ssu and Mai-chi shan. A detailed chronological and iconographic study...
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| Superior document: | Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section 4, China, vol. 12/3 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbuch der Orientalistik. China ;
v. 12/3. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1017 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Western Ch’in (385-431 A.D.): History and Buddhism
- Chapter Two Bronze Buddha Altar from Ching-ch’uan
- Chapter Three Ping-ling ssu Stone Caves: Introduction and Niche No. 1
- Chapter Four Ping-ling ssu Cave 169: West (Rear) Wall
- Chapter Five Ping-ling ssu Cave 169: East and South Walls
- Chapter Six Ping-ling ssu Cave 169: North Wall (I)
- Chapter Seven Ping-ling ssu Cave 169: North Wall (II)
- Chapter Eight The Five Buddhas and Sets of Multiple Buddhas in the Art of Gandhāra and Afghanistan and their Relation to Cave 169 at Ping-ling ssu and the Five T’an-yao Caves at Yün-kang
- Chapter Nine Mai-chi shan: Early Caves
- Conclusions: Volume III
- Appendix I: Communication Routes during the Sixteen Kingdoms Period
- Appendix II: Table of Texts Regarding Amitāyus and Sukhāvatī
- Bibliography
- Index
- Color Plates.