Sixteen arhats in niche 33, Yuanjue dong 圓覺洞

Niche 33 in Yuanjue dong 圓覺洞, Anyue xian 安岳縣, Sichuan sheng 四川省 displays a seated Buddha in the center along with with sixteen arhats on both sides[1]. Below the Buddha there is an inscription of the Uṣṇīṣavijayā-dhāraṇī (Ch. Foding zunsheng tuoluoni jing 佛頂尊勝陀羅尼經) [2]. On either side of the Buddha, arhats are seated on rocky bases in two rows and they makes different gestures or carry different monastic objects such as an alms bowl, water bottle, scroll or staff [3][4]. Reference: 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, “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 Nanfang minzu kaogu 南方民族考古, ed. 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, vol. 9 (Beijing: Kexue chubanshe, 2013), 365–449. Metadata created by: Yalin Du, Sijia Li, Clara Ma, Jie Zhang.Non UBCUnreviewedAuthor Affiliation: Ghent UniversityFacult