Title: Buddhist Culture around the Capital Suburbs of the West Xia Dynasty
Abstract:The West Xia Dynasty is characterized with Buddhism and its capital suburbs are considered as center for Buddhist culture,and a great variety of Buddhist cultural relics are remained in these areas si...The West Xia Dynasty is characterized with Buddhism and its capital suburbs are considered as center for Buddhist culture,and a great variety of Buddhist cultural relics are remained in these areas since the foundation of the West Xia Reign and the following two hundred years or more.The cultural interests and natural environment have both played an important role for the basic development of Buddhist culture of the Dangxiang Minority reign.Because of the initiation and involvement by the imperial members and the Buddhists,the suburbs have become a center for printing Buddhist documents or other scriptures,.In case of a demand for the Tripitaka and Buddhist services,the capital suburbs have become central places for the imperial temples to be built there.Various intricate relics and texts have all represented the artistic values of Buddhist culture of the suburbs in the West Xia Dynasty.Read More
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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