Saturday, January 29, 2011

Dunhuang Mogao Caves (a) - Buddhist stories painting

 Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang City, southeast, about 25 kilometers from the city, which is the largest treasure trove of classical art, is also a center of Buddhist art. The beautiful murals and statues of famous. It was built in sixteen countries Former Qin period, calendar alone there existing more than 700 in the Mogao Grottoes. In these caves, the only left cave paintings or statues arranged number, 492 have been available at present.
492 existing caves, the preserved the Sixteen Kingdoms, Northern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, Song, Hui He, Western Xia, Yuan and Qing, the Republic of China, during the more than 45,000 square meters of murals. 492 caves in the Mogao Grottoes are also preserved ancient colorful 3390, in which a statue of 2088 sculpture in the round, plastic film 1302. and the Tang, Song, and Qing period wood construction, etc. more than 10 blocks. In addition, the Library Cave at the Mogao Grottoes had discovered in 1900, holds 4 Buddhist scriptures to the 11th century, economic instruments, literature, science and technology, history, geography information and silk painting, paper painting, weaving, dyeing and embroidery five thousand pieces of cultural relics.
Dunhuang grotto art is very rich in content, involving more than religious history and art aspects of subject knowledge. Last year during the National Day and had a chance to Mogao Grottoes, to understand and appreciate the profound carefully Dunhuang art.
in the 492 caves, almost all claims Cave Cave map, drawn by the change. which many beautiful Buddhist art in India to become the subject of the story, called the Jataka karma stories, talking about the reincarnation of the Buddha in countless past lives, adhere to the heroes the world, sophisticated method for finding the story, as well as examples of the Buddha about the cause and effect karma of living beings to cross . These stories show the Chinese aesthetic, is the crystallization of the Sino-Indian cultural exchange. In the Northern Wei Dynasty built the walls of Cave 257 West One Guo to the central order, the outcome of painting in the center, highlighted the virtuous animation.
the middle of the end. picture are: (1) female who fell into the water; (2) Jiu Selu rescued drowning people; (3) modulation of kneeling down to give thanks; (4) Queen of Dreams; (5) modulation of an informer; ( 6) The king led his army caught the deer; (7) crows wake Jiuse Lu; (8) Jiu Selu transfer of complaints to the king.
(for the protection of caves, cave prohibit all photography, images from the Internet, the next The picture shows the magnified figure)
are: constant river of life in ancient India was a beautiful deer, her coat will transform the nine colors, antlers white as snow. One day, walking by the river Jiu Selu suddenly heard a cry for help. Jiuse Lu tracks the sound away, found a drowning person is struggling with the waves, quickly flooded by river water. Jiuse Lu did not hesitate to jump into the water, struggling to save the drowning man on the shore. drowning man named tune up, and he knelt in front of the Jiu Selu many thanks, appreciated, and expressed willingness to be servant, serve Jiu Selu. Jiuse Lu said: To repay, please do not tell people my whereabouts. a dream in a most beautiful Jiu Selu. The next morning, the Queen said to the king: deerskin do sit mattress, do whichever angle brush handle. you quickly send someone to catch the deer. If I get Jiuse Lu, will die. ; who can find or report Jiuse Lu Jiu Selu whereabouts, will give him his half of the country, and gave the silver bowls full of beans and gold silver bowl full of beans. The tone of those who fell into the water to see this notice, the temptation to think of generous rewards to unscrupulous informer to the palace to the king and the king's men went with the capture of Jiu Selu. Jiuse Lu was sleeping under the bushes It's a good friend crows on the branches to see the king led his army from far, up to the Jiu Selu alarm. Jiuse Lu suddenly awakened, stood up and saw the king's army had been surrounded, run away out. Jiu Selu calmly walked before the king said: I see. She said to the king: Tale of the Jiu Selu, very ashamed, he denounced the despicable acts of transfer of ingratitude, and ordered the country, from now on, no one may hurt Jiu Selu. from Jiu Selu live in the country freely. tune up Since the informant after the whole body covered with boils, and emitting a foul smell gas, being offensive. the greedy queen, king caught Jiuse Lu heard the news and put a very angry, mad soon. < br> Jiuse Lu or Lu Wang said, is the reincarnation of Buddha's past lives meaning animal charity of benevolence one bird that is king of the deer is the embodiment and symbol of the Buddha. Buddha's story. Jataka stories of filial piety and love with the idea that since the Han Confucian heritage coincides with attention to the selection easier to accept that the story of the Chinese people, to expand the role of their religious propaganda, which is This foreign religion of Buddhism can exist in the land of China and the development of the important reasons.

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