GUO Xuan. Origin and Development of Cliff-side Buddhist Temple in Ba-Shu Area[J]. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2005, 27(6): 21-25. DOI: 10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2005.06.005.
Cliff-side Buddhist temple is the latest form of Buddhist cave temple.It is the result of a change from close cave space to open cliff-side space under the influence of Chinese civil culture and local architectural system.This article inquires the origin of the cliff-side Buddhist temple as well as its formation in Ba-Shu area considering its historical and cultural background.