Brief Report on Archaeological Investigation of Fabaosi Cliff Sculptures in Meishan, Sichuan

School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute College of Tourism and Historical Culture, Southwest Minzu University Meishan Institute for Conservation of Cultural Heritages

Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings ›› 2024 ›› Issue (2) : 1-42.

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Grotto Archaeology

Brief Report on Archaeological Investigation of Fabaosi Cliff Sculptures in Meishan, Sichuan

  • School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute College of Tourism and Historical Culture, Southwest Minzu University Meishan Institute for Conservation of Cultural Heritages
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The Fabaosi Cliff Sculptures is located in Tianle Village, Wansheng Town, Dongpo District, Meishan City. There are 34 extant caves of Buddhist sculptures, mainly including statues of Three Buddhas, Three Worthies of Huayan School, Thousand-handed Avalokitesvara, White-robed Avalokitesvara, Wan Bodhisattva (Ten Thousand Bodhisattvas), Sixteen Arhats, Vaisramana, Dhritarashtra, Illustrations of Vimalakirti Sutra, Illustrations of Bhaisajyaguru, and Illustrations of Thousand-handed Avalokitesvara. Sculptures here can be divided into four groups. According to different characteristics and chronological records of each group, it is inferred that the carving was started from the middle and late Tang Dynasty to the Former and the Later Shu States. The Fabaosi Cliff Sculptures is of significant academic value in completing the system of grottoes in the Minjiang River Basin, and investigating the relationship between painted sculptures of Buddhist temples in Chengdu and their surrounding grottoes, and exploring the path of spreading Buddhist art within the Sichuan basin.

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Fabaosi / cliff sculpture / the middle and late Tang Dynasty / the Former and the Later Shu States / Buddhism

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School of Archaeology and Museology, Sichuan University Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute College of Tourism and Historical Culture, Southwest Minzu University Meishan Institute for Conservation of Cultural Heritages. Brief Report on Archaeological Investigation of Fabaosi Cliff Sculptures in Meishan, Sichuan[J]. Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings. 2024(2): 1-42
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