A bronze Buddha plate, a portable type of Buddhist niche, from the Liao dynasty was excavated from Gaijiadian Village in Baarin Left Banner. The contents of this plate retain associations with both Indian art and the several hundred years of Northeast Asian sculpture history since the Northern Dynasties, and reflect the faith in Sukhāvatī popular at the time. Because of its differences from the official Buddhist statues common to the Liao Dynasty, this plate is quite helpful for deepening our understanding of Buddhist material culture and society at that time.
