Budai (God of Contentment or Happiness), Temple of Azure Clouds (Biyun Temple 碧云寺), Western Hills, Beijing
Collection
Identifier
WC01-133
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: WC01-133. Budai (Hotei; Pu-Tai), the God of Contentment or Happiness, or the Laughing Buddha. Another photograph of this statue was published on page 60 of 'Peking' by Heinz v. Perckhammer (Berlin, 1928), and captioned "Pi-yun-tse, God of Happiness". The Temple of Azure Clouds (Bi Yun Si; Pi Yün Ssu; Biyunsi) is an Indian-style Buddhist Temple in the Western Hills, Peking (Beijing).
Location
Estimated Date
1912-1914
Material
Paper
Media
Black and white photograph
Repository
University of Bristol Library, Special Collections
