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Figure Tower And Bowing

Posted on:2013-02-21Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:M GaoFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115330374451253Subject:Chinese art history
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The stone pagodas of Nannie river in Qin xian Shan xi to raise funds by civil society eup was built with donations to the performance of a Buddhist stone tower that was once known as " picture pagodas","hold high" and "stone steps statues". they are a number of quadrate or trapezoidal monomer stone component. The inscription records the date of carving time:North Wei Yan chang two years (AD514years), North of Wei Xiao chang three years (AD528), and North Qi Tian bao four years (AD554years). The total number of components of carved stone tower are344. The sizes of each component ranging from the base product into the layer collection points the stone tower. On the four sides of the stone components there carved the relief statues about the Buddhist theme. Apart from the waste or damaging tabernacles. there are1373independent rilievos in all.After a long buried the stone components of stone pagodas were discovered in1959. How to restore their original structural relationship, leads to the image problem of how to combine all levels of the stone tower, And the stone tower statues content that corresponds with the Buddhist scriptures. When selected the theme from Buddhist scriptures for Statues. The general knowledge of Buddhism, by the extent to which the transformation of the cognitive level of the members of the community-eup. reflecting the Buddhist concept of civil society and impact on the stone tower statues form.Constitute the complete theme of the performance of the specific form of statues and the image overall organizational relationships at all levels of carved stone tower, as well as inscriptions and issued the oath texts revealed the purpose of praying for, you can find with the social experience subjective imagination correction, Buddhist images on the carved stone tower the realistic relationship between the faith with carved stone pagoda form, was build on the base of the existing forms of language on stone tower statues and reality conditions subject to the constraints of building a tower statues by the level of knowledge and imagination phase hybrid. The stone tower components in Nannie river piled into the overall pagoda, surrounded by covered with the relief image carved on stone tower, are very similar to most carved stone pagoda of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which in turn reflects the construction of the carved stone pagoda by the existing form and popular style impact. The category of theme of the statues of the stone tower in Nannie river, from the series of Buddhist Jataka story, white horse kiss the foot of meditation under tree, turn the wheel of law on the early, fell monsters into the Tao, Nirvana, to show now the magic Dharma of Buddha Treasure Buddha sat together, then Losana, Maitreya, Amitabha, a Buddha evolved into terra terra unified in Buddhism, Buddhist Vimalakirti the small room of the abbot full of magic and incredible strength, This stories all convey with Mahayana Buddhism, whether virtuous or stupid, by virtue of faith in the Buddha, even root unfinished insipience person can borrow his power to be reborn Buddhist that show the civil society leaguers of Nannie river have a broad understanding and general knowledge on Buddhism. Meanwhile, in order to enhance the confidence of the Buddhist concept the wizards are also involved in, whose geomantic omen and efficacious magic has played a supporting role in the Buddhist faith of civil society. The statues of stone towers in Nannie river provide us with the clues. The statues themes come from the Buddhist scriptures. The structural relationship of the stone tower parts in the same subject matter content. Combined with community eup composition who building the tower statues and praying the oath texts, the content of carved stone tower statues theme and manifestations of building a tower statues by the vow purpose will be to connect up. After the carved stone tower image of the group relationship and the level structure of the relationship have been established up. folk Buddhist beliefs of the former in the conditions and the reality of the situation also clear.
Keywords/Search Tags:Buddhism, picture pagodas, community eup, worship
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