Pǔ'ān

Pu'an lies in the hills of Jianzhou, near the mountain roads between Sichuan and the north. At Jueyuan Temple, painted walls tell the life of the Buddha in a long series of scenes. In the mid-fifteenth century the monk Jingzhi and his disciple Daofang repaired the temple, renewed its images and engaged painters to decorate the main hall. The result brought Buddhist teaching into vivid pictures for those who entered the sanctuary.