Study On The Scenes Of Buddha In Preaching In The Kizil Grottoes

The Kizil Grottoes were built around the 3rd century and are the earliest largescale Grottoes complex excavated in China.The Kizil Grottoes are the main body of the Ku Cha Grottoes Complex,and their murals are rich in content and numerous.Among them,there are more than 300 the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching,which are basically painted on the left and right walls of the main chamber of the central pillar Grottoes or the main wall and the left and right walls of the square Grottoes,which is the main part of the Kizil Grottoes paintings and an important content of the Ku Cha Grottoes art.At present,according to its content,The Scenes of Buddha in Preaching can be divided into five categories: subordination,degree,precepts,metaphor,and others.It is said that the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching was drawn are likely to be a collection of Buddhist scripture stories compiled by the Ku Cha Sangha based on a scripture,and the Grottoes owner chose the mural content needed for the Grottoes directly from such a collection of stories,rather than from various Buddhist scriptures,and this collection of Buddhist scripture stories also reflects the localization of Ku Cha Buddhism in the 5th and 7th centuries.The Scenes of Buddha in Preaching of the Kizil Grottoes Sayings is closely related to the historical background of the Ku Cha area,which attaches great importance to the worship of sacred sites,and each the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching represents a sacred site,and the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching is mainly painted on the side wall of the main chamber of the Grottoes,which is convenient for viewing and convenient for worship at the same time.Some of the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching in the Kizil Grottoes have the theme of female monasticism,and the appearance of such the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching is related to the importance attached to female monasticism in the Ku Cha region.Some of the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching show the conversion of ancient Indian kings to Buddhism,and such statements appear in the context of the importance attached to Buddhism by the king and the royal family.There is also the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching in which Shakya mainly talks about good dance or good music,and the appearance of such characters is closely related to the developed music and dance in the Ku Cha region.In the Kizil Grottoes,The Scenes of Buddha in Preaching mainly serves as a missionary function,in addition,the Ku Cha region attaches importance to the precepts,and some of the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching has the function of emphasizing the precepts to practitioners.The Kizil Grottoes were largely developed between the 3th and 7th centuries,when Sarvāstivādin was predominantly popular in the Ku Cha region.On the basis of Sarvāstivādin that the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching also reflects the popularity of Buddhist ideas such as "only Shakya" in the Ku Cha region,"there is a leakage" in the Buddha’s birth body,divine transformation,and the Maitreya faith.The composition of the characters of the the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching showed different characteristics in the three periods of the Kizil Grottoes’ inception,development and prosperity,which is closely related to the development of Buddhism in the Ku Cha region.The layout principle of the The Scenes of Buddha in Preaching in the Kizil Grottoes is based on the chronological order of events shown in the Sayings,which also reflects the ritual of the central pillar Grotto of the Kizil Grottoes.In this context,the Gandhara Buddha statue has become an important source of the Kizil Grottoes the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching,and the style of the Shakya God Transformation image that appears in the Kizil Grottoes the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching,the combination order and shape of the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching,and the arrangement of the characters in the Sayings are all profoundly influenced by the Gandhara Buddha Statue.The study of the reading of the Kizil Grottoes the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching and related classical issues,the historical background and religious functions of the Scenes of Buddha in Preaching,the popular Buddhist thoughts,character composition and layout methods,and the relationship with the Gandhara Buddha statues reflected in the Ku Cha area can promote the further understanding of the Kizil Grottoes The Scenes of Buddha in Preaching and the Ku Cha Grottoes Paintings.