Fascinating Mural Stories from Dunhuang Grottoes (2 volumes)
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The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes were inscribed on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1987. Cultural relics found in the Dunhuang Grottoes, including beautiful murals, colorful statues, detailed silk paintings and illustrations of magnificent architecture demonstrate the originality, artistry, and wisdom of the ancient Chinese artists who created them. Examination of these valuable pieces of work can provide us with a better understanding of ancient Chinese politics, economy, culture and religion, as well as of the relationships that existed between various ethnic groups and between peoples in the East and West in ancient China.
Book title: Fascinating Mural Stories from Dunhuang Grottoes (2 Volumes)
Author: Chen Yu; translated into English by Li Guishan
Publisher: New World Press, 2008 1st Edition
Language: English
Binding: Paperback, 2 volumes, 6.75 inch x 9.5 inch, 512 pages
ISBN: 9787802285712
《敦煌壁画中的精彩故事(英文版)(套装共2册)》由新世界出版社出版。《敦煌壁画中的精彩故事(英文版)(套装共2册)》共收集136个敦煌石窟中壁画故事，是目前所能收集到的所有敦煌壁画故事大全，并配有精选的100幅壁画照片，是别人难已获得的第一手照片。《敦煌壁画中的精彩故事(英文版)(套装共2册)》编辑李淑娟，开本16（170×240），页码511，分类号K879.412，书号978-7-80228-571-2。
The translations presented in this book comprise mainly Buddhist history, legends and stories. 130 Buddhist legends behind the unparalleled paintings found on the cave walls at the fabled Silk Road crossroads in Northwest China. Extensive color plates bring these legends to life. The 135 vivid and beautiful mural pictures were provided by Dunhuang Cultural Center. This English version, Fascinating Mural Stories From Dunhuang Grottoes, is an exquisite picture album containing colorful images that promise to be a feast for the reader's eyes. We dedicate this book to all those who have traveled from far and wide to see the Dunhuang Grottoes.
Table of Contents
| Building Khotan Kingdom The Treasure-granting Statue A Beggar Turned into a Rich Man Ananda Begged for Milk Water-moon Avalokitesvara King Bimbisara Prayed for a Son and Incurred III Will 16 Self-contemplations A Fight Between Raudrakasa and Sariputra Two Sons Persuaded Their Father to Believe in Buddhism Bodhisattva ManJusri Visited Sick Vimalakirti King Udayana Made a Statue of Buddha Why Did Buddha Point to the Ground The Buddha with Two Heads Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and Putuo Mountain A Flying Sculpture of Tathagata Glowing Pagoda The Mysterious Agni Water-fire Pool Prince Kalyanakarin Sought Treasure from the Sea East Maharaja and Queen Mother of the West The Colossus, Asural Holding the Sun and the Moon Fasting Wolf Deer King Saved Posterities The Hawk, the Dove and King Sivi Nanda Tonsured Deer of Nine Colors Little Sramanera, the Devout Monk Sumati Invited the Buddha Vicious Dog and Its Predestined Relation with Buddhism The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma at Deer Park Moonlight King Donated His Head King Vilenjeli Suffered a Thousand Nails in His Body Fuxi Nuwa |
Cousins Worshipped the Three Treasures Evil Ox Turned to Be Good How Five Hundred Bandits Became Buddhists Prince Susambhava Cut Flesh to Save His Parents The Sufferings of Patacara, the Bhiksuni King Sudhira Gave His Eyes Away Taming a Firedrake Brahman Devoted His Body Zhang Qian Setting Offto the Western Regions Monk Fotucheng Priest Tan Yan The Auspicious Statue at Xiling Temple The God of Thunder and the Siblings of Gourd The Eight Kings Who Fought for Buddha's Relics Vaisravana Fought in the Sea Ox Horn Hill Bodhisattva Samantabhadra Bodhisattva ManJusri Lotus Boys Buddha Preached Doctrine to His Mother Sakra-devanam-indra and the Highest 33-level Heavens Superior Flowing Water Saved the Fish Jataka of Prince Sudana and the Tigers Unicorn Immortal Killed While Picking Flowers The Flower Scattering Fairy The Resurrection of Shanzi Willow Avolakitesvara Prince Sudana Was Ready to Give Aims to the Poor Covering Up the Sun and Building Pagodas Releasing the Fish with 1 O0 Heads from Purgatory The Stele of Asoka The Derivation of Amitabha Island of Treasures Xuan Zang's Pilgrimage for Buddhist Scriptures |
Tags: cultural relics, silk road, Dunhuang murals, World Heritage, Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
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