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The bibliographic record is provided by 李玉珉老師.
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Astronomical Tomb Paintings from Xuanhua: Maṇḍalas? |
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Sen, Tansen (著)
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| Source |
Ars Orientalis
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| Volume | v.29 |
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| Date | 1999 |
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| Pages | 29 - 54 |
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| Publisher | Freer Gallery of Art, The Smithsonian Institution and Department of the History of Art, University of Michigan |
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| Location | Michigan, US [密西根州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Keyword | 密教; 曼荼羅=Maṇḍala; 星曜 |
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| Abstract | While the popularity of cremation in China between the tenth and thirteenth centuries is well documented, archaeological evidence for the Buddhist impact on the practice has been lacking. A group of Liao dynasty (907-1125) tombs from the Xuanhua district in Hebei Province, belonging to Chinese residents, provides significant visual testimony to the application of Buddhist rituals in disposing of the dead by cremation. The paintings of celestial objects, drawn on tomb ceilings and framed with Buddhist motifs, show striking similarities to esoteric Star Mandalas and demonstrate the acceptance of Buddhist horoscopic astrology by the laity. Executed during the Liao-Jin transition period, the Xuanhua astronomical paintings include the earliest illustrations yet known of zodiacal symbols in the popular pantheon of East Asia. The paintings are important clues to the synthesis of Buddhist and Chinese views of, and the ways to deal with, life after death. |
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| Table of contents | THE XUANHUA TOMBS AND THEIR OCCUPANTS 31
THE MORTUARY TRADITION OF THE ZHANGS 34
THE ASTRONOMICAL PAINTINGS 36
CURRENT INTERPRETATION OF THE XUANHUA ASTRONOMICAL PAINTINGS 38
MANDALAS? 39
CONCLUSION 48
Notes 49 |
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| ISSN | 05711371 (P) |
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| Categories | 佛教圖像; 繪畫 |
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| Dynasty | 遼代 |
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| Regions | 河北(宣化) |
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| Hits | 179 |
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| Created date | 2016.05.12 |
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| Modified date | 2022.03.23 |
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