The unified three teachings in the rock carvings of the Song dynasty in Chongqing and Sichuan [Elektronische Ressource] / submitted by Zhou Zhao

The Unified Three Teachings in the Rock Carvings of the Song Dynasty in Chongqing and Sichuan A thesis submitted by Zhou Zhao in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In the Department of Art History of Eastern Asia, Heidelberg University Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Foreword.........................1 1.2. Scholarship on the Rock Carvings in Sichuan..............................6 1.3. Structure and Method of the Paper..............................................................................................................13 2. Historical Backgrounds......................................16 2.1. The Three Teachings.....................................................................................................16 2.1.1. Buddhism...............16 2.1.2. Daoism...................................................................................................................................................22 2.1.3. Confucianism........28 2.2. Rock Carving and Shuilu Rite in Sichuan ...................................................................................................36 2.2.1. Historical overview...............................................................37 2.2.2.