Buddhist Architectural Transformation in Medieval China, 300–700 CE: Emperor Wu’s Great Assemblies and the Rise of the Corridor-Enclosed, Multicloister Monastery Plan
Enclosing Structures in the Fourth through Seventh Centuries 395 Monastic Seclusion in the Fourth and Fifth Centuries 398 Monastery as Imperial Ceremonial Center in the Sixth Century 400 The Effect of Emperor Wu’s Imperial Buddhist Program: A New Architectural Paradigm in the Seventh Century 404 Conclusions 408 GLOSSARY 410 Notes 411
