Research On The Dafo Temple's Grottoes In Bin Country Further

Located in the fortress of the Silk Road,Dafo Temple's Grottoes in Bin Country in Shaanxi Province,which was once in the area of North dynasty Bin Ning as well as the first station from North-West to Guanzhong plain.The statues in Dafo Temple's Grottoes affected by both West Area and Guanzhong plain.It's inferred that the Dafo Temple's Grottoes was it's rudiment in Nothern-Zhou dynasty,then was built to lean against the mountain in Sui dynasty.At that time,the excavation on the cliff in the western district was began to be built.The Buddha and the Bodhisattva,the main projects were completed in the early period of Zhenguan dynasty.The north-wall and penthouse of Dafo cave was built about from Taizong dynasty to the early-middle period of Gaozong dynasty.Thousands Buddism caves were built in the period in Gaozong dynasty.Most statues were caved during Wuzhou dynasty,while Luohan cavern was another sumptuous scene among Tang dynasty.Then followed by the decline.It's the main point to make up and maintain these statues during the Song,Jin,Yuan,Ming,Qing dynasties.The inscription,which were more than 180 inscriptions,regarded as the historic spot to supply the history of the Dafo Temple and enrich the cultural and artistic value beyond the Buddism statues.Firstly,the pure land belief dominated the Dafo Temple's statues' in Bin Country,also mixed with the Fahua's and Dizang's.The phenomenon reflects the statues' style.The Amitabha Buddha was the main role while most vice-statues had different identities and styles,which melt with different statues' beliefs.Secondly,it was the prevalence of the Tibetan Buddhism at that time.Buddha who worn the Buddiha's clothes sitting comfortably became the main style among the statues during Wuzhou dynasty because a small amount of statues such as Shakya Maitreya and Lizo were influence of the politics.Thirdly,a great amount inches were built scattered without planning totally except for a few caverns which were built by imperial family.On the whole,there are three main characters of the statues as below.Firstly,the hole shape system and pedestal style became from simple to complex.There were many more diversities of the status combination which connected with the status believes closely.Further more,these statues were the similarity in line with other areas' of the same period.While,there appeared massive different models of the statues as a result of the politics.Finally,Dafo Temple's statues maintained the character which werereflected both the style of the North dynasty' and the status' form western cavers' at the beginning of the Dafo Temple's,then were influence of the statues from Guanzhong Area's as well as Longmen cavern's.Dafo Temple's Grottoes were connected with Changan Model completely.Changan Model,which was named for the Tang dynasty's statues,presented the common statues' Model and the art characters.The main part statue of the Changan model were the Changan's including the supplement from others' areas',which started in Northzhou dynasty,finished at the beginning of Tang dynasty and bloomed in Wuzhou dynasty and Xuanzong dynasty.As a conclusion,Changan Model statues were the true reflection of Changan people who worn the budihas' clothes and owned the character of the Budism with the influence of the North and South dynasty statues in Tang dynasty.Changan Model colligated the strength of the Northzhou dynasty,the tight clothes from the statues in Maiji mountain and North dynasty's as well as the character from the aboard.The typical Changan Model had great influence on the whole China,which was from Gaozong dynasty to the peak at Xuanzong dynasty.