Bulletin (Östasiatiska Samlingarna (Stockholm, Sweden))The Museum, 1960 - China "Bibliography of publications based upon collections made with the support of the Swedish China research committee, by Fr. E. Åhlander": Bulletin no. 1, p. 185-191. |
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... lotus base . The Buddha , in addition to a large mandorla , wears a rounded and a pointed halo detached from the wall and curving over the image . Furthermore , a tree canopy in the shape of a shell projects above the Buddha to give him ...
... lotus base . The Buddha , in addition to a large mandorla , wears a rounded and a pointed halo detached from the wall and curving over the image . Furthermore , a tree canopy in the shape of a shell projects above the Buddha to give him ...
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... lotus throne , the other on a square throne with an attached lotus base to support the feet . There is an unusual arrangement of figures : between these two Buddhas is placed a Bodhisattva portrayed in the act of looking straight across ...
... lotus throne , the other on a square throne with an attached lotus base to support the feet . There is an unusual arrangement of figures : between these two Buddhas is placed a Bodhisattva portrayed in the act of looking straight across ...
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... lotus petals . The heavenly group illustrated in Plate 109 ( no niche number available ) is quite difficult to identify . Although at first sight it seems to share similarities with the preceding representations of Amitabha , it is not ...
... lotus petals . The heavenly group illustrated in Plate 109 ( no niche number available ) is quite difficult to identify . Although at first sight it seems to share similarities with the preceding representations of Amitabha , it is not ...
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INTRODUCTION | 3 |
NORTHERN SICHUAN GUANGYÜAN COUNTY | 9 |
CENTRAL SICHUAN ANYÜE COUNTY 39 | 39 |
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