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Jingzhong Yuan Temple Pagoda: Life of the Buddha - Parinirvana
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Jingzhong Yuan Temple Pagoda: Life of the Buddha - Parinirvana
CHINA, Hebei, Baoding; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), dated 995
This mural was discovered in 1969 in the underground palace of the Jingzhong Yuan Temple Pagoda in Baoding, Hebei. The original pagoda is no longer standing; only the underground palace is intact. Composed of angular brick chambers, the palace has murals painted on the east, west, and north walls. According to ink inscriptions on the south wall, the murals were completed in 995 of the Northern Song dynasty. In 2006, the underground palace of Jingzhong Yuan Temple Pagoda was listed as a National Cultural Heritage Site.
Buddha passing into parinirvana is illustrated on the north wall. As described in the Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the Buddha lay on his right side on a seven-jeweled bed |
