What are the surviving Buddhist caves of the Silk Road

Updated on tourism 2024-07-02
13 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    Buddhist cave art became popular with the introduction of Buddhism in the history of our country. Gansu is the main road of ancient Chinese and Western traffic, along the ancient Silk Road, Buddhist grottoes are widely distributed, so far, not only there are Dunhuang, Maijishan, Bingling Temple three famous pearls, and in the Longdong area, there are also Jingchuan Queen Mother Palace and the south and north cave temples and other more important remains. 1. Jingchuan Queen Mother Palace Grottoes Queen Mother Palace Grottoes, located in the west of Jingchuan County, two miles of Jing River and Wei River confluence on the cliff stone rock, there is a big cave today, called "Big Buddha Cave" in the "Jingzhou Chronicles".

    Since the Zhou and Qin dynasties, Jingzhou has been the main road connecting the Central Plains to the northwest, and it is also an important station in the eastern section of the Silk Road near the ancient capital of Chang'an. Legend has it that in the 10th century B.C., King Mu of Zhou traveled to the west and met the Queen Mother of the West here. At that time, the area of Jingzhou belonged to the edge of the jurisdiction of the Zhou Dynasty and was inhabited by an ethnic minority known as "Dog Rong", so it was likely that the Queen Mother of the West was a chief of the matrilineal clan tribe in the northwest at that time.

    In ancient history and legends, the Queen Mother of the West was "like a human with tiger teeth, with unkempt hair and hoopoe" ("The Biography of Mu Tianzi"). During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, Confucianism and Taoist witchcraft primitive myths and legends were combined, and the Queen Mother of the West was revered as a capable person.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    Buddhism was introduced to China mainly through the Silk Road, and the Silk Road and Buddhist culture have formed an indissoluble bond, and the study of Silk Road Buddhist culture is an important part of the study of Silk Road culture. The Buddhist cultural heritage of the Silk Road is very rich, especially the cave statues. Along the Silk Road, from west to east, from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains to the Hexi Corridor, and then to the Guanlong area, large and small cave temples cross the valley and are dotted around, vividly showing the rich Silk Road culture.

    The Buddhist cave temples constitute the scenic outline of the Silk Road and are the most important historical and cultural heritage on the Silk Road. A comprehensive and in-depth study of the Silk Road Buddhist cave temples is of great academic significance for promoting the application of the Silk Road as a world cultural heritage.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    The grottoes on the Silk Road have () Chi Li.

    a.Maijishan Grottoes.

    b.Bing accompanied the grottoes of Kuanling Temple.

    c.Big foot yards are late stone carvings.

    d.Leshan Giant Buddha.

    Correct Answer: Maijishan Grottoes; Bingling Temple Grottoes.

  4. Anonymous users2024-02-09

    The Silk Road and Buddhist cities don't seem to have much to do with it.

  5. Anonymous users2024-02-08

    There are quite a few Buddhist cities along the Silk Road, for example, some cities in Tianzhu Kingdom.

  6. Anonymous users2024-02-07

    I don't think so. The Silk Road has nothing to do with Buddhism, but is mainly to promote economic and cultural exchanges.

  7. Anonymous users2024-02-06

    The Silk Road had to pass through Chang'an, which was prosperous in ancient times. Because Chang'an is the ancient capital of many dynasties, it can drive the development of the silk industry.

  8. Anonymous users2024-02-05

    The Silk Road passes through India, but also through our major cities.

  9. Anonymous users2024-02-04

    The Silk Road should pass through Xinjiang, a Buddhist city!

  10. Anonymous users2024-02-03

    Xinjiang has a thousand Buddha caves and cave temples, which should be called a Buddhist city.

  11. Anonymous users2024-02-02

    Qinghai has one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism, Ta'er Monastery, which should be counted as one.

  12. Anonymous users2024-02-01

    Buddhist cities don't know, anyway, Buddhist countries will pass through India.

  13. Anonymous users2024-01-31

    Gaochang Ancient City Pagoda Ruins: Master Xuanzang once gave a lecture to King Gaochang here.

    The Silk Road Economic Belt has witnessed the ups and downs of Chinese civilization and carried the wisdom and emotions of the Chinese people. Usually, when the Silk Road is mentioned, the first thing that comes to people's minds is the image of Tang monks learning scriptures. Historically, Master Xuanzang traveled 50,000 miles west in the first year of Zhenguan for the differences in the doctrines of various schools of Buddhism, and arrived at Nalanda Temple, the center of Indian Buddhism, to obtain the true scriptures after hardships.

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