This embroidery, discovered at Dunhuang, dates from China’s Tang dynasty (618–907) and depicts the Buddha preaching at Vulture Peak – in Buddhist tradition a favorite retreat of the Buddha and his disciples.
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A fragmentary silk painting tells us about Buddhist art along the Silk Roads, numerous Buddhist sacred icons, and the complex life of an object after its creation.
A silk painting of sacred Buddhist images ...
The central section of the painting is made up of scenes illustrating the Fumu enzhong jing, an apocryphal sutra that was popular at Dunhuang in this later period.
Illustration to the Fumu enzhong jing, Dunhuang
This stencil (or pounce) is one of very few to survive, and is the largest and most impressive of those found at Mogao.
Stencil for a five-figure Buddha group
Learn about the Buddha Maitreya—the Buddha of the Future.
Maitreya
The introduction and development of Guanyin as a deity in China is a fascinating example of cultural interaction.
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara: Guanyin
In Mogao Cave 17 sits a statue of an eminent Buddhist monk from the ninth century named Hong Bian.
Hong Bian, the monk in the Library ...
The past incarnations of the Buddha, known as jatakas, are painted across different caves at Mogao
Jataka tales at Dunhuang
Mogao Cave 323 at Dunhuang tells a version of the origins of Chinese Buddhism across its many wall paintings.
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