Two senior Buddhist priest or monks, with prayer beads, Tiantong Monastery (Heavenly Child Temple, 天童寺), near Ningbo
Collection
Identifier
Bo02-085
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: Bo02-085. A ‘bonze’ is an East Asian Buddhist priest or monk. In China, prayer beads are named shu zhu 数珠 ('counting beads'), fo zhu 佛珠 ('Buddha beads'), or nian zhu 念珠 ('mindfulness beads'). Photograph by Major J.C. Watson, reproduced as a wood engraving in ‘The Gleaner Pictorial Album, vol III, page 183 and captioned: “BUDDHIST PRIESTS IN THE MONASTERY OF TIEN-TUNG”. Tien-dong (Tiantong Si; The Temple or Monastery of the Heavenly Child; 天童寺), near Ningpo (Ningbo), is a famous Chan (Zen) Buddhist temple. See Hv37-37.
Caption in album or on mount
80. Buddhist Bonzes
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Location
Estimated Date
1870
Photographer
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
Terry Bennett Collection
