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Origin and Development of Cliff-side Buddhist Temple in Ba-Shu Area


GUO Xuan

DOI:10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2005.06.005

Received ,Revised June 18, 2005, Accepted , Available online July 01, 2015

Volume ,2005,Pages 21-25

  • Abstract
Cliff-side Buddhist temple is the latest form of Buddhist cave temple.It is the result of a change from close cave space to open cliff-side space under the influence of Chinese civil culture and local architectural system.This article inquires the origin of the cliff-side Buddhist temple as well as its formation in Ba-Shu area considering its historical and cultural background.