About the story of Nine Colored Deer image and color characteristics

The nine-colored deer is the story of the Dunhuang mural about the Buddhist Bunsen, the image is beautiful and vivid, the color is rich and harmonious, although it is nine colors, the painter uses white as the main color of the deer, and then uses stone green, ochre to show its nine colors on the deer, so on the whole, the white of the deer forms a strong contrast with the king's black horse, and the posture of the king and the horse is diverse and dynamic and sets off with the purity and serenity of the nine-colored deer, so that the picture is full of tension. These mineral colors used by painters are known as "stone colors" in Chinese paintings. This color is characterized by great coverage, and the color feels full and pure.

1. In ancient times, on the deserted Gobi Desert, the camel team of Persian merchants was lost due to the attack of wind and sand, and suddenly a nine-colored deer appeared to show them the direction. The nine-colored deer returned to the forest and heard someone crying for help. It turned out that a snake charmer accidentally fell into the water while collecting medicine.

The nine-colored deer hurriedly carried him onto the rocky shore.

2. The snake charmer was grateful, and the nine-colored deer only begged him not to tell others about meeting it, and the snake charmer agreed again and again, and swore to the sky.

3. When the Persian merchant arrived at the palace of the ancient country, he talked to the king about the adventures in the desert, but the queen listened to it and insisted on taking the nine-colored deerskin to make clothes. The king had no choice but to put up a notice: Those who catch the nine-colored deer will be given a heavy reward.

4. The snake charmer forgot his righteousness, told the king, and designed to introduce the nine-color Kailu into the encirclement. When he pretended to fall into the water again, and the deer rushed to his rescue when he heard the sound, the waiting samurai fired thousands of arrows. Who knew that the nine-colored deer emitted divine light, and the sharp arrows were all turned into ashes.

The nine-colored deer revealed to the king the ugly behavior of the snake charmer's ingratitude, and the king was deeply disturbed. The snake charmer was so frightened that he retreated again and again, fell into a deep pool and drowned, and the wicked finally got the punishment he deserved.

It mainly writes that the nine-colored deer saved a man who fell into the water, and the man swore never to tell the place where the nine-colored deer lived. But in the face of money, the man in the water betrayed his promise, betrayed the nine-colored deer, and finally received a punishment. We should learn from the quality of the nine-colored deer to help others without trying to repay, and condemn the shameful act of treachery and revenge.

Understand the truth that you must keep your word.

In the form of Dunhuang murals, the style of ancient Chinese Buddhist painting tells the story of the nine-colored deer often helping people in difficulty, after helping the snake charmer, the snake charmer told the king to betray the nine-colored deer, the nine-colored deer used divine power to save the danger, and the snake charmer received the story of due retribution.

The works that express the theme of "sacrificing oneself to save others" occupy a prominent position in the murals. The Bunsen story refers to the many deeds that Shakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism, experienced during his lifetime.

Shakyamuni was originally the son of King Pure Rice of Kapila, a small country in northern India in ancient times, and legend has it that he became a "Buddha" because he saw that people were suffering from life, old age, sickness, and death. "The Deer King Bunsheng" is the story of Shakyamuni who was a nine-colored deer king in his previous life, who saved a man who fell into the water and was about to drown, but was betrayed by this person.