With the spread and integration of Buddhism with Confucianism, devotional buildings underwent an evolution, of which numerous pagodas, temples and grottos with statues of Buddha and other gods have survived. The Chinese Buddhist temples were organized around courtyards and verandas with a central pagoda surrounded by smaller houses for the monks. There are also two main categories of grotto temples cut into hillsides: Phil, based on a square plan, and the horseshoe-shaped Shiite temples.
- ISBN13 9787112142880
- Publish Date 1 June 2012 (first published September 2000)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CN
- Imprint China Architectural Industry Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 211
- Language English