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Title
Pagoda of the Six Harmonies
Creator
Leonelli, Elisa
Date Created and/or Issued
1981
Publication Information
Claremont Colleges Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Elisa Leonelli, Photojournalist
Rights Information
Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. For permission, email leonelli@earthlink.net
Photo © Elisa Leonelli, 1981
Description
Pagoda of the Six Harmonies. The octagonal structure 60 meters high was originally built in 970 A.D. The name refers to the six codes of Buddhism: to observe the harmony of body, of speech, of thought, to abstain from temptation, from uttering opinions and from accumulating wealth.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
elp00538.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll13/id/677
Language
English
Subject
Architecture
Buildings (structures)
Travel photography
Pagodas
Place
Hangzhou (China)
Source
Color photograph: China, Elisa Leonelli photo archives
Relation
China, Hangzhou
Elisa Leonelli, Photojournalist - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll13

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