Sakyamuni Buddha (Shijiamounifo 釋迦牟尼佛), niche 10, Yuanjue dong 圓覺洞

Front view of the monumental Sakyamuni Buddha (Ch. Shijiamouni fo 释迦牟尼佛) carved inside Niche 10 in Yuanjue dong 圓覺洞, Anyue xian 安岳縣, Sichuan sheng 四川省 [1][2][3][4]. Close-up view of Sakyamuni Buddha with two apsaras on the back walls [5]. Close-up of the description tablet of the site [6] References: -Chengdu wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 成都文物考古研究所, Beijing daxue Zhongguo kaogu yanjiu zhongxin 北京大學中國考古學研究中心, and Anyue xian wenwuju 安岳縣文物局, 2013: “Sichuan Anyue xian Yuanjue dong moya shike zaoxiang diaocha baogao" 四川安岳縣圓覺洞摩崖石刻造像調查報告 in Sichuan daxue bowuguan 四川大學博物館, Sichuan daxue kaoguxue xi 四川大學考古學系, and Chengdu wenwu kaogu yanjiusuo 成都文物考古研究所 (eds) Nanfang minzu kaogu 南方民族考古 vol. 9. Beijing: Kexue chubanshe, pp. 377-378. -Lee-Kalisch, Jeong-hee, 2015: “Beyond the Sublime: A Reassessment of the Extraordinary Buddha and Monk Sculptures in Zizhong and Anyue of the Song Period.” In Jeong-hee Lee-Kalisch and Antje Papist-Matsuo (eds.) Ritual and Representation in Buddhist Art, Weimar: Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften, pp. 85–112. Metadata created by: Yalin Du, Sijia Li, Clara Ma, Jie Zhang.Non UBCUnreviewedAuthor Affiliation: Ghent UniversityFacult