A Study Of The Image Of Manjusri Riding A Lion In Dunhuan

As a localized set image pattern,“Manjusri riding lion image” generated within the Chinese Buddhist image system,we can not find relevant source in Buddhist scriptures,but it appeared with a large numbers in Dunhuang Grottoes,it not only affected the surrounding area,but also exert a huge impact on overseas.This paper attempted to sort out development of Style since its birth,and clarify the inextricable connection between this image pattern,“new pattern Manjusri riding lion image”and Mount WUTAI.The full text is divided into four parts,the first chapter explored image sources by tracing the basis of Manjusri and lion respectively in Buddhist scriptures;the second chapter analysis image development from the first showing up in early Tang Dynasty to the end of it’s final appearance in Yuan Dynasty,listed the big shift staging and clear staged image characteristics;the third chapter discussed the "new pattern Manjusri riding lion image" that started to appear in Dunhuang during the Five Dynasties,Summarize its image configuration,the origin of the surrounded figure group,and how is it formed;The fourth chapter focused on the connection between“Manjusri riding lion image” and "map of Mount WUTAI with supernatural manifestation" which began to appear in the mid-Tang Dynasty,it also tried to reveal why "Manjusri riding lion image" became the core image of Mount WUTAI belief and the profound influence of which.