Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, West thousand Buddha cave, Anxi Yulin Grottoes in Dunhuang Grottoes including a total of 552 grotto, there are more than 50000 square meters of ancient murals, most of China is also the world murals grotto group, content is very rich. Dunhuang mural painting is the main part of Dunhuang art, the scale is huge, the content is rich, the art is superb. More than 50000 square meters of murals can be roughly divided into the following categories:
. As a religious art, it is the main part of the murals, including a variety of Buddha -- Buddha III, VII Buddha, Sakyamuni, Buddha, bhadrakalpa thousand Buddha and other; all Bodhisattvas, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara, and potential to; Tianlong 8 - King, the Dragon King, Yasha, flying, Asura, Garuda (Garuda king), kinnara (Lotte), constrictor of God, and so on. Most of these statues are drawn in the statement. Only the Mogao Grottoes murals in the view that there are 933 pictures, a variety of different expression of the Buddha 12208.
; two. The use of painting, literature and other art forms, the expression of the deep and easy to understand the profound Buddhist scriptures known as " ". By painting the contents of classical methods is called a & quot; disguised & quot; that is, a painting by the change; with the character, singing style is called a & quot; Bianwen, & quot;.
; three. In the later period of Northern Wei Dynasty cave, appeared with Taoist mythology. Wei 249 cave top, in addition to draw lotus caisson, both East and west of the Asura and mani beads painting, North and south sides of the painting and the nobility of the East, the queen mother of the west, driving car dragon, Phoenix car travel. The car cover weight hanging, car flag, before open alchemist threadfin by bamboo, after the first dragon enlightened animal accompanying. Rosefinch, Xuanwu, dragon, white tiger distribution of the wall. Fly the wings and wind, thunder arm turn even drum, electric drill to Perak rock hit the flash, amashi spray due to rain.
