The monastery complex, which includes a main hall, pavilions, Dabei Hall (enshrining a thousand-armed image of Avalokitesvara) and Huayan Hall (containing a precious revolving sutra cabinet, zhuanlun cang) was completed by 1443. The wall paintings, sculptures and other ornamental details were finished by 1460. These ornamental additions, such as the Ming period sculpture, painting and murals, the wooden Avalokitesvara and the sutra repository are masterpieces of the period. The complex is very well preserved and a major achievement in Ming religious architecture.[2]
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As is typical in Chinese Buddhist temples, the major halls were constructed along a central axis while the minor halls and other structures were built along transverse axes. The many galleries connecting the halls form rectangular courtyards. Numerous other buildings are part of the complex including a meditation hall, a fasting hall, and storage halls. Stele pavilions stand on the east and west sides. As is characteristic of the Ming style, in every hall part of the ceiling is exposed.[2] Dabei hall has double eaves. Under the eaves have been placed dougong, an assemblage of a number of blocks and arms (sets of brackets) that support the hall's roof. Forty-eight different types and 2,200 sets of dougong support and ornament the structures within the Bao'en Temple complex. The main hall is the most important building; its roof is covered with black and green glazed tiles.[1]
At the centre of Dabei Hall is a golden statue of Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, carved out of a nanmu tree. The figure is nine metres tall and has 1,004 clusters of hands and eyes. At the centre of Huayan Hall is the revolving sutra cabinet, a huge octagonal wooden structure that turns like a lever and even today can still turn smoothly.[1]
temple, pingwu, other, uses, temple, traditional, chinese, 報恩寺, simplified, chinese, 报恩寺, pinyin, bào, ēnsì, also, known, monastery, well, preserved, fifteenth, century, buddhist, monastery, complex, located, pingwu, county, northwestern, sichuan, province, ch. For other uses see Bao en Si Bao en Temple traditional Chinese 報恩寺 simplified Chinese 报恩寺 pinyin Bao ensi also known as Bao en Monastery is a well preserved fifteenth century Buddhist monastery complex located in Pingwu County in northwestern Sichuan Province China It was built by Wang Xi a local chieftain between 1440 and 1446 during Emperor Yingzong s reign 1427 64 in the Ming dynasty 1368 1644 1 Bricks of Bao en Temple Pagoda Contents 1 History 2 Description 3 See also 4 FootnotesHistory editThe monastery complex which includes a main hall pavilions Dabei Hall enshrining a thousand armed image of Avalokitesvara and Huayan Hall containing a precious revolving sutra cabinet zhuanlun cang was completed by 1443 The wall paintings sculptures and other ornamental details were finished by 1460 These ornamental additions such as the Ming period sculpture painting and murals the wooden Avalokitesvara and the sutra repository are masterpieces of the period The complex is very well preserved and a major achievement in Ming religious architecture 2 Description editAs is typical in Chinese Buddhist temples the major halls were constructed along a central axis while the minor halls and other structures were built along transverse axes The many galleries connecting the halls form rectangular courtyards Numerous other buildings are part of the complex including a meditation hall a fasting hall and storage halls Stele pavilions stand on the east and west sides As is characteristic of the Ming style in every hall part of the ceiling is exposed 2 Dabei hall has double eaves Under the eaves have been placed dougong an assemblage of a number of blocks and arms sets of brackets that support the hall s roof Forty eight different types and 2 200 sets of dougong support and ornament the structures within the Bao en Temple complex The main hall is the most important building its roof is covered with black and green glazed tiles 1 At the centre of Dabei Hall is a golden statue of Guanyin the goddess of mercy carved out of a nanmu tree The figure is nine metres tall and has 1 004 clusters of hands and eyes At the centre of Huayan Hall is the revolving sutra cabinet a huge octagonal wooden structure that turns like a lever and even today can still turn smoothly 1 See also editList of Buddhist templesFootnotes edit a b c Ancient Charm Remains Intact Chinadaily com 25 March 2001 Retrieved 2007 09 01 a b Guxi Pan 2002 Chinese Architecture The Yuan and Ming Dynasties English ed Yale University Press pp 672 673 ISBN 0 300 09559 7 32 24 40 N 104 31 48 E 32 4111 N 104 5300 E 32 4111 104 5300 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bao 27en Temple Pingwu amp oldid 1131713088, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
