A Study of the Mount Wutai Mural in Cave 19 of the Yulin Grottoes, Guazhou—The Fifth Article of Research on the Mount Wutai Faith in Dunhuang#br#

ZHAO Xiaoxing

Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings ›› 2025 ›› Issue (4) : 63-69.

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Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings ›› 2025 ›› Issue (4) : 63-69. DOI: 10.26953/j.cnki.2097-4698.2025.04.005
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A Study of the Mount Wutai Mural in Cave 19 of the Yulin Grottoes, Guazhou—The Fifth Article of Research on the Mount Wutai Faith in Dunhuang#br#

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A Manjusri’s image is painted on the west wall in Cave 19 in Yulin Grottoes, Guazhou. Mount Wutai is painted as background in the mural of Cave 19. This article focuses on this representation of Mount Wutai, examining in detail its imagery, including the Five Hundred Arhats, the golden bell, the holy lamp, the golden world, the powerful Vajra, the body light, Naga king, the Buddha’s footprint, the pilgrim, the golden bridge, the Ten Thousand Bodhisattvas, the auspicious bird, the Buddha’s head, Buddhapālita and the old man, etc. At the 
same time, it discusses new changes of the image of Mount Wutai in Dunhuang during the Five Dynasties and the significant role of this image in connecting the past and the future. 

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Cave 19 in Yulin Grottoes / Five Dynasties / the image of Mount Wutai

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ZHAO Xiaoxing. A Study of the Mount Wutai Mural in Cave 19 of the Yulin Grottoes, Guazhou—The Fifth Article of Research on the Mount Wutai Faith in Dunhuang#br#[J]. Studies In Dazu Rock Carvings. 2025(4): 63-69 https://doi.org/10.26953/j.cnki.2097-4698.2025.04.005
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