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buddha dunhuang grid — 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

by The British Museum

Stencil for a five-figure Buddha group, painting on paper, c. 926–975 C.E. (Five Dynasties or Northern Song Dynasty), paper, Qian Fo Dong, Mogao grottoes, Dunhuang China (© Trustees of the British Museum) — 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

by The British Library

Eight Men Ferrying a Statue of the Buddha from Mogao Cave 323, Tang Dynasty, Dunhuang (Harvard Art Museums) — Mogao Cave 323 at Dunhuang tells a version of the origins of Chinese Buddhism across its many wall paintings.

Dunhuang Historical Art, Cave 323

by The Dunhuang Foundation