Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image
In the propagation and spread of Buddhism throughout Asia, jātaka and avadāna narratives played a decisive role, both in the form of texts and iconographical representations. In this paper I will focus on another set of narratives which enjoyed great popularity in the Dūnhuáng area during the later...
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| description | In the propagation and spread of Buddhism throughout Asia, jātaka and avadāna narratives played a decisive role, both in the form of texts and iconographical representations. In this paper I will focus on another set of narratives which enjoyed great popularity in the Dūnhuáng area during the later Tang and Five Dynasties period, dealing with historical projections concerning the origin and transmission of Buddhism. In this stories, “Auspicious Statues” (ruìxiàng 瑞像) play a key role. These “living” statues were thought to have moved from Indian monasteries to Khotan and other regions, serving as agents of the transmission of the Dharma in these areas. Besides reflecting religious key concern during that period, the historical narratives on the spread of Buddhism also give witness to the close diplomatic and family relations between Dunhuang and the Kingdom of Khotan during that period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ee292721f4f4ac088491165aaf2cedb2022-12-22T01:16:50ZengCERES / KHK BochumEntangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer2363-66962018-12-01510.13154/er.v5.2018.250-311Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and ImageChristoph Anderl0Ghent UniversityIn the propagation and spread of Buddhism throughout Asia, jātaka and avadāna narratives played a decisive role, both in the form of texts and iconographical representations. In this paper I will focus on another set of narratives which enjoyed great popularity in the Dūnhuáng area during the later Tang and Five Dynasties period, dealing with historical projections concerning the origin and transmission of Buddhism. In this stories, “Auspicious Statues” (ruìxiàng 瑞像) play a key role. These “living” statues were thought to have moved from Indian monasteries to Khotan and other regions, serving as agents of the transmission of the Dharma in these areas. Besides reflecting religious key concern during that period, the historical narratives on the spread of Buddhism also give witness to the close diplomatic and family relations between Dunhuang and the Kingdom of Khotan during that period.https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/7345Mogao cavesAuspicious Statues瑞像KhotanDunhuangBuddhist narratives |
| spellingShingle | Christoph Anderl Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer Mogao caves Auspicious Statues 瑞像 Khotan Dunhuang Buddhist narratives |
| title | Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image |
| title_full | Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image |
| title_fullStr | Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image |
| title_full_unstemmed | Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image |
| title_short | Linking Khotan and Dūnhuáng: Buddhist Narratives in Text and Image |
| title_sort | linking khotan and dunhuang buddhist narratives in text and image |
| topic | Mogao caves Auspicious Statues 瑞像 Khotan Dunhuang Buddhist narratives |
| url | https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/7345 |
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