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Figures & data
Figure 1. Northern Wei regime during the Song and Wei dynasties of China (447 AD), redrawn by the author from the historical atlas of China by Tan (Citation1996).
Figure 2. Left – the first phase caves floor plan and right – the second phase caves floor plan, drawn by the author.
Figure 3. Five Tanyao Caves (460-465AD) of Yungang Grottoes, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 4. Illustrating the second phase of Yungang Grottoes, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 5. Lu-she-na Buddha of Longmen Grottoes built in 675AD, Luoyang, China, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 6. Lu-she-na Buddha, located in the west of Yi River, Yungang Grottoes, Luoyang, China, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 7. Aerial view of Tiantai’an in Wang Qu Village, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 8. The courtyards of Nanchan Monastery (left), Tiantai’an Nunnery (middle), and Foguang Monastery (right), drawn by the author in 2020.
Figure 9. Three landings in procession staircase of Buddha Hall in Tiantai’an, author’s picture, taken in 2020.
Figure 10. Straight stairs up to the Great Main hall of Foguang Monastery, drawn by the author.
Figure 11. Buddha Hall of Tiantai’an with floor plan (left), Buddha Hall of Nanchan Monastery with floor plan (right), drawn by the author, taken in 2020.
