Mingtang and Buddhist utopias in the history of the astronomical clock

An edition of Mingtang and Buddhist utopias in the history of the astronomical clock (1988)

Mingtang and Buddhist utopias in the history of the astronomical clock

the tower, statue and armillary sphere constructed by Empress Wu

By Antonino Forte

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Publish Date

1988

Publisher

Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente,École française d'Extrême-Orient

Language

eng

Pages

333

Description:

subjects: Astronomical clocks, History, Palaces, Spherical astronomy, Towers, Statues, Buddhism, Buddhism and philosophy, Utopias, Religious aspects, Ming-tʻang (Luoyang, China)

People: Wu hou Empress of China (624-705)

Places: China, Luoyang Shi