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The narrative story paintings of the Nine-colored Deer Jataka West Wall of Mogao Cave 257Northern Wei Dynasty On the upper part are images of sixteen heavenly musicians, below them are the thousand Buddhas in the center of which is a preaching scene, and at...

Patterns of Twin Dragons Lotus Ceiling of Mogao Cave 392Sui Dynasty The caisson is a square decoration in the center of the top of the bucket-shaped cave in Dunhuang Grottoes. It is generally composed of three parts: the well center, the outside decoration of the...

Feitian North Slope of Mogao Cave 249Western Wei Dynasty One compelling, and often seemingly otherworldly, being that is depicted in the Buddhist murals throughout the 800 years is the Feitian (in Chinese), or "sky spirit". In Dunhuang art, feitian inhabit their own level of...

Amitayurdhyana Sutra Illustration South Wall of Yulin Cave 25High Tang Dynasty Amitayurdhyana Sutra, one of the principal sutras in Pure Land Buddhism, which was a major theme for Mogao caves from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.).