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This course focuses on the history and theory of Chinese architecture, city planning, and landscape, covering the periods from ancient China to the mid-17th Century. It also includes the architecture and urbanism of other Asian cultures such as Japan, Korea, South-East Asia and India that had taken part in the formation of the architecture of this region.

Handout 20110216 - Temple I: China, Japan and Korea

Temple I: China, Japan and Korea

A.       Buddhist Temple
1.   Basic Elements and Layout of Chinese Buddhist Monastery after the Tang 
             - Main Gate 山門 (Shanmen) : Heavenly King 天王
             - Main Hall金堂, 大雄寶殿, (Daxiong baodian) : Buddha
             - Lecture Hall 講堂
             - Library Hall 藏經閣 (Cangjingge) : sutra 佛經
             - Pagoda : Buddha’s relics 舍利子
             - Side Hall 側殿 : Bodhisattva菩薩
             - Bell Tower 鐘樓 and Drum Tower 鼓樓 
             - Garden and Living Quarter
2.   Physical Setting
             - Site and landscape
             - Sacred mountains 名山: Wutaishan 五台山, Emeishan 峨嵋山, Putuoshan 普陀山,   
               Jiuhuashan 九華山
             - Path and nodes along the axis


B.    Daoist Temple
        1.    From Philosophical Daoism to Religious Daoism
- Thought and People: Qi / Yin Yang 陰陽 / Five Elements 五行; Laozi 老子, Zhuangzi  莊子; Zhang Daoling 張道陵 / Daoist Priest 道士
- Deities (Gods/Immortals/Saints/Spirits):
Sanqing 三清 (元始天尊 / 太上道 / 太上老君); Yuhuang 玉皇上帝,  Zhenwu 真武(玄武)大帝; Wenchang 文昌君, Dongyue東嶽大帝, Chenghuang 城隍爺(City God) , Dragon King 龍王, Xiwangmu 西王母, Bixiayuanjun 碧霞元君; Guanggong 關公, Mazu 媽祖 (Tianhou 天后),  Hongsheng 洪聖, Earth God 土地公(福德正神)
               - Schools 教派: Zhengyi 正一, Quanzhen 全真, Xunjiao 玄教, Maoshan  茅山
        2.    Physical Setting                                                                                       
               - Daoist Temples: Guan / Gong / Miao / Grotto / Altars
               - Siting and landscape; Five Mountains 五嶽: Taishan 泰山 (E), Huashan 華山 (W),
                 Hengshan 恆山 (N), Songshan 嵩山 (C), Hengshan 衡山 (S), Longhushan 龍虎山,
                 Wudangshan 武當山
-          Functions and Spaces: Jiao (ceremony offering) / Cultivating Perfection 學真;
Spirit Hall 神殿/ Maigre Hall 齋觀; Scripture Repository; Theatre Stage戲台/ Foreground;
                
C.    Temples in the Classical Period: Period of Vigor (- 1050 AD)
        1.  *Horyuji 法隆寺, Nara 奈良, Japan / Asuka ~ Nara Period 飛鳥 ~ 奈良時期 650 AD
              - Main Gate 山門
              - Kondo金堂
              - Pagoda
              - Daikodo講堂/Heian Period 平安時期, 990AD ( hidden roof structure)
              - Kofuzo (store house) / Heian Period平安時期
2.   Buseoksa Temple 浮石寺, Yeonpunggun 榮州, Korea/ Silla Period 新羅, 676 AD
               - Muryangsujeon 無量壽殿, Amitabha Buddha is enshrined
               - Anyangru Pavilion 安養樓
  3.   *Nanchan Si 南禪寺, Wutai Shan 五台山, Shanxi 山西 / Tang , 728 AD
                (Liang, Liu, Steinhardt, )  
               - Main Hall 正殿: plan/elevation/cross-section
               - Gate Hall 山門
  4.    *Toshodaiji 唐招提寺, Nara 奈良, Japan / Nara Period 奈良時期 760 AD
- Kondo金堂
- Daikodo講堂
        5.   *Foguang Si 佛光寺, Wutai Shan 五台山, Shanxi 山西 / Tang , 857 AD (Liang, Liu, )
                - Main Hall 大雄寶殿 : plan / elevation / cross-section / longitudinal section /
                   sectional perspective
               - Wenshu Dian 文殊殿 / Jin , 1050 AD: plan / longitudinal section
               - Zusi tomb : plan / elevation
        6.   *Dule Si 獨樂寺, Jixian 薊縣, Hsoteric Hebei 河北 / Liao , 984 AD (Liang, Liu, )
               - Site plan
                - Guanying Ge 觀音閣 : plan / cross-section
               - Gate Hall 山門 : plan / elevation / cross-section
        7.     Longxing Si 隆興寺, Zhengding 正定, Hebei 河北 / Song , 960-1127 AD (Liang,
                        Liu, )
               - Site plan
                - Moni Dian 摩尼殿 : plan / longitudinal section
               - Library 轉輪藏殿 : plan / cross-section
        8.     Guangji Si 廣濟寺, Baodi 寶坻, Hebei 河北 / Liao , 1025 AD (Liang)
               - Sanda Shi Dian 三大士殿 : plan / cross-section
        9.     Huayen Si 華嚴寺, Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西 / Liao , 1038 AD (Liang, )
               - Library (lower) 薄伽教藏殿 : elevation / interior elevation
               - Main Hall (upper) 大雄寶殿 : plan
10.   *Daigoji 醍醐寺, Kyoto, Japan / Heian Period 平安時期, 907 AD
- Main Hall (Yakushido), Esoteric Buddhism
- Five Story Pagoda
         11.    *Byodoin 平等院, Uji 宇治, Kyoto, Japan/ Heian period 平安時期, 1053 AD
  - Pheonix Hall (Hoodo), Amida hall, Sect of the pure land

D.   Temple in the Middle Age: Period of Elegance (1000 - 1400 AD)
        1.    *Shengmu Dian 聖母殿, Jinci 晉祠, Taiyuan 太原, Shanxi 山西 / Song, 1030 AD
                        (Liang, Liu, )    
               - Site plan / axometric
               - Main Hall: plan / elevation / cross-section
        2.     Shanhua Si 善化寺, Datong 大同, Shanxi 山西 / Liao and Jin 遼金, 1128 AD
                (Liang, Liu, )
               - Site plan 
               - Main Hall 大雄寶殿 : plan / elevation / cross-section
               - Sansheng Dian 三聖殿 : plan / cross-section / longitudinal section
               - Puxian Ge 普賢閣 : plan / elevation / longitudinal  section
               - Gate Hall 山門 : plan / cross-section
        3.     Yongshou Si 永壽寺, Yuci 榆次, Shanxi 山西 / Song, 1008 AD (Liang)
               - Yuhua Gong 雨花宮: plan / elevation / corss-section / longitudinal section
        4.     Shaolin Si 少林寺, Song Shan 嵩山, Dengfeng 登封, Henan 河南 / Song, 1125 AD
                        (Liang, Liu)
               - Chuzu An 初祖庵 : plan
        5.     Beiyue Miao 北嶽廟, Quyang 曲陽, Hebei 河北 / Yuan , 1270 AD (Liang)
               - Dening Dian 德寧殿 : plan / photo
        6.     Guansheng Si 廣勝寺, Hongdong 洪洞, Shanxi 山西, Yuan , 1309 AD (Liang, Liu,
                Steinhardt, )
               - Upper Guansheng Si 上廣勝寺 : site plan
               - Lower Guansheng Si 下廣勝寺 : site plan
               - Main Hall (lower) 大殿 : plan / elevation / cross-section / longitudinal section /
                    photo / sectional perspective
               - Dragon King Temple 水神廟 : plan
               - Pagoda 飛虹塔
         7.    Todaiji 東大寺, Nara, Japan / from Nara 奈良, Kamakura 鐮倉時代1199 AD, to
                Edo Period 江戶  時代1705 AD
                - Daibutsuden (Main Hall), Edo Period, 1705 AD
                - Nandaimon (South Gate), Kamakura, 1199 AD, Tenjiku Style
- Shosoin, (Store House), Nara/Heian Period
8.   *Yongle Gong 永樂宮, Ruicheng 芮城, Shanxi 山西 / Yuan, 1212 (Liu, Steinhardt, )
                - Site plan
               - Sanqing Dian 三清殿 : elevation / cross-section / photo
               - Chungyang Dian 純陽殿 : elevation/ section / photo
               - Chongyang Dian 重陽殿 : elevation / photo

Reference:
Boyd, Andrew             Chinese Architecture and Town Planning. (Chapter 5) London: Alec Tiranti,
                                         1962. 
Liang Sicheng              A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture: A Study of the Development of its
                                         Structural System and the Evolution of its Types.
                                         Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1984.
Liu, Laurence              Chinese Architecture. London: Academy Editions, 1989. 
Steinhardt, Nancy        Chinese Traditional Architecture. New York: China Nancy Shatzman.
                                    Institute in America, 1984.
Soper, Alexander/        The Art and Architecture of Japan - The Pelican History of Art, New York
Robert Treat Paine           Penguin Books, 1971.
劉敦楨                  《中國古代建築史》‧中國建築工業出版社  1984

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