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Preliminary Survey Report on the Cliff Carvings and Burial Niches on Mount Longdeng in Jiangjin District, Chongqing
Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute , Jiangjin District Cultural Relics Management Office
Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings ›› 2026 ›› Issue (2) : 19-37.
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Preliminary Survey Report on the Cliff Carvings and Burial Niches on Mount Longdeng in Jiangjin District, Chongqing
The cliff carvings and burial niches on Mount Longdeng are located on the mountainside in Longshan Village, Jiasi Town, Jiangjin District, Chongqing. A total of 7 sculptural niches and 19 burial niches have been
discovered. Most burial niches take the form of a pavilion-style stupa or a rectangular burial pit, with some
distributed in groups together with the statues.The sculptural subjects include the Medicine Buddha, the Bodhisattva of Longevity, and Water-Moon Avalokitesvara, reflecting religious aspirations: wishing long life for monks, delivering the deceased, and seeking rebirth in the Pure Land. The inscriptions in the burial niches document monastic funerary practices and burial customs such as performing Shuilu Dharma Assemblies, constructing longevity stupas, and arranging extended burials. Based on the niche forms, sculptural features, and inscriptions, the remains date primarily from the mid-Northern Song to the early Southern Song dynasties. These cliff carvings and burial niches may be related to the Chanju Temple in the Song Dynasty as recorded in historical texts.
Mount Longdeng /
cliff carvings /
cliff burial niches /
monastic funerary customs in the Song Dynasty; Chanju Temple
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