Table of Contents

VOLUME 1 Introduction Chapter I: Survey of the Site, Its Traditions and Structures Chapter II: The Historical Con-text According to Qing Dynasty Records Chapter III: The Epigraphic Documents Chapter IV: The Imag-es in the Central Section of the Daxiong Baodian Chapter V: The Images in the Rear Section of the Daxiong Baodian: Genesis and Iconography Chapter VI: The Pantheon of Twenty Deities and Related Configurations in Ritual Context Chapter VII: The Murals Depicting Twenty Deities in Two Facing Sections Chapter VIII: Principles of Figure Painting reflected in the Fahai Si Murals Chapter IX: Artistic Visions of Celestial Assemblies Conclusion VOLUME 2 Bibliography - Glossary of Chinese Terms - Index - List of Painters - Annex - List of Figures - Figures - List of Plates - Plates - Postscript