Dunhuang is an oasis surrounded by desert and gravel in northwestern China. It was the

Figure 1: Mogao Grottoes along the cliff, Dunhuang

Various religions have flourished in China because Chinese system was able to accommodat

Construction of a Buddhist cave shrine at Dunhuang involved a series of steps: preparin

1.Central Stupa-Pillar CaveFig.1.Plan and elevation of Mogao Cave 254. Northern Wei dynas

To identify a Buddhist image, the most reliable information is the inscription about it

Steps in creating the paintings at the Mogao GrottoesThe wall paintings at the Mogao G