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Title
Buddhist monastery by a Jura cliff near Pyanglai (Honyen). The temple is built on the mountain, the altar stands in a stalactite grotto with a cave leading away from it
Buddhisten-Kloster an einer Jurawand bei Pyanglai (Honyen). Der Tempel ist an den Berg gebaut, der Altar steht in einer Tropfsteingrotte mit anschliessender Höhle
Creator
Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1904/1920
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Note translation: I assume "Jura" indicates here a mountain of limestone. (PJ 09.1998).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
7.9 x 10.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m19940 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-7722
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m19940
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-7722.jpg
Subject
Buddhism
Landscape
Monastery
Mountain
Time Period
1904/1920
Place
Heyuan
Source
A-30.55.031 [Reference number]
Relation
China. Religion (but without ancestor veneration). 5.a. Religious personalities: Confucius, b. Market field and village deities, c. Triumphant arches, d. Temples, monasteries, pagodas
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17167
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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