Mogao Grottoes In Dunhuang Tubo Late Mural

The thesis has two sections. The first section analyses the forms of grottoes and niches, the composition form of fresco, and the features of subject matter of the grottoes which were erected when Dunhuang was ruled by Tibet in ancient China. The thesis researches the evolvement of them and the detail features of fresco, finds out 22 grottoes erected after 821. Tang and Tibet held the meetings of sovereigns in Chang'an and Lasa in 821 and 822. This event influenced Dunhuang occupied by Tibet. So there appeared Tibet King and attendants in the Vimalakirti sutra Bian and donators dressing clothings of Tibetan style. The new painting factors, such as Manjushri Bian and Samantabhadra Bian with Wutai Mountain and Emei Mountain, the new style of Bodhisattva, pillars of architecture decorated with pattern, were brought into the grottoes, and were connected with culture exchange between the Han nationality and Tibetan. The second section focuses on the Jingbian Paingtings with obvious fetaures of the time. In each chapter, the thesis discusses Tantrism Bodhisattva Sutra Bian, Diamond sutra Bian, Benevolence sutra Bian and Vimalakirti Sutra Bian. The thesis discusses the sources of the new style of Tantrism Bodhisattva Jingbian and Bodhisattva of Diamond sutra Bian, the features of Tantrism Bodhisattva belief, the story paintings of Jingbian and the belif. From the quantity and the relation with other Jingbian, we can got that the Pure Land Jingbians were first chosen. The cave firstly was a pure land of Buddhist land. At the same time, people leaved the mundane hope with the grotto fresco.