BUDDHIST STATUARY / RITUAL SPACE

Buddhist Statuary of the Yingxian Wooden Pagoda

The Buddhas, bodhisattvas, disciples, attendants, atlantes, dragons and pedestal sculpture arranged across the five open storeys.

5
Statuary levels
Level 1
Large Sakyamuni
Groups
Bodhisattvas and disciples
Pedestals
Atlantes and dragons

Each open storey contains a different statuary programme. The first-storey Sakyamuni and the groups above organise altars, attendants and circulation into a vertical ritual sequence.

Identification requires attributes, gestures, dress, position, pedestal and repainting history. Inventory numbers preserve uncertainty when a group is known but individual names are not.

COMPLETE OBJECT INDEX

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  1. 01Seated Sakyamuni BuddhaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  2. 02Second-storey principal BuddhaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsSecond storey · catalogued altar position
  3. 03Second-storey left bodhisattvaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsSecond storey · catalogued altar position
  4. 04Second-storey right bodhisattvaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsSecond storey · catalogued altar position
  5. 05Second-storey left attendantPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsSecond storey · catalogued altar position
  6. 06Second-storey right attendantPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsSecond storey · catalogued altar position
  7. 07Third-storey Buddha of the EastPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsThird storey · catalogued altar position
  8. 08Third-storey Buddha of the SouthPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsThird storey · catalogued altar position
  9. 09Third-storey Buddha of the WestPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsThird storey · catalogued altar position
  10. 10Third-storey Buddha of the NorthPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsThird storey · catalogued altar position
  11. 11Fourth-storey principal BuddhaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFourth storey · catalogued altar position
  12. 12Fourth-storey ĀnandaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFourth storey · catalogued altar position
  13. 13Fourth-storey KāśyapaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFourth storey · catalogued altar position
  14. 14Fourth-storey MañjuśrīPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFourth storey · catalogued altar position
  15. 15Fourth-storey SamantabhadraPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFourth storey · catalogued altar position
  16. 16Fifth-storey Vairocana BuddhaPredominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  17. 17Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 01Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  18. 18Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 02Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  19. 19Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 03Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  20. 20Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 04Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  21. 21Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 05Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  22. 22Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 06Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  23. 23Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 07Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  24. 24Fifth-storey Great Bodhisattva · figure 08Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFifth storey · catalogued altar position
  25. 25Fourth-storey lion attendantModern reconstructionBeside Mañjuśrī’s lion mount
  26. 26Fourth-storey elephant attendantModern reconstructionBeside Samantabhadra’s elephant mount
  27. 27Pedestal atlante · figure 01Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  28. 28Pedestal atlante · figure 02Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  29. 29Pedestal atlante · figure 03Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  30. 30Pedestal atlante · figure 04Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  31. 31Pedestal atlante · figure 05Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  32. 32Pedestal atlante · figure 06Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  33. 33Pedestal atlante · figure 07Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  34. 34Pedestal atlante · figure 08Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  35. 35Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 01Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  36. 36Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 02Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  37. 37Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 03Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  38. 38Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 04Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  39. 39Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 05Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  40. 40Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 06Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  41. 41Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 07Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
  42. 42Five-clawed dragon on the pedestal · figure 08Predominantly Liao-period sculpture · successive repainting and repairsFirst storey · catalogued altar position
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ENTITY QUESTIONS / FAQ

FAQ

01

Does every level contain statues?

Each of the five open storeys does; hidden levels are primarily structural.

02

Who is the first-storey Buddha?

A monumental Sakyamuni.

03

Why are some figures numbered only?

An inventory number preserves uncertainty when evidence does not support a reliable name.

VERIFICATION SOURCES
UNESCO|Yingxian Wooden PagodaWikimedia Commons|Pagoda of Fogong Temple