Vision and Site: Revisiting a Pure Land Cave of Dunhuang

Buddhist Utopian vision shaped the art of Pure Land; so did many other factors, including the actual locale. Taking Mogao Cave 172 as the main case study, this article deciphers a visual paradigm of a Pure Land painting and cave in Dunhuang (Gansu, China) from the high Tang period (710–780 CE). By a...

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Main Authors: Zhenru Zhou, Luke Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/329