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Donors of Longmen

by McNair, Amy.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of Hawai'i Press, (Honolulu :) Physical details: x, 230 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Buddhist gods in art. | Buddhist sculpture -- China -- Longmen Caves. | Sculpture, Chinese -- China -- Longmen Caves -- Three kingdoms-Sui dynasty, 220-618. | Sculpture, Chinese -- China -- Longmen Caves -- Tang-Five dynasties, 618-960. | Buddhist art and symbolism -- China -- Longmen Caves. | Art patronage -- China. | Electronic books.
Year: 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and (p. [213]-225) index.

Emperor as Tath�agata -- The mechanics of a karmic gift of sculpture -- The rhetoric of expenditure -- The politics of filial piety -- C�inasth�ana preserves the dharma -- Rouge and powder money -- The satellite grottoes -- Salvation for one -- Epilogue : the later life of the site -- Appendix : Chinese texts of Longmen inscriptions.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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