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Dec 23, 2024 · The center of the mural at Dunhuang depicting this scene was removed by American explorer and archaeologist Langdon Warner in 1924. It is now in the Sackler …

Dec 23, 2024 · Dunhuang. Image courtesy of the Dunhuang Academy. Moved by the king's penitence and the hermit parents' grief, the gods restore Syama to complete health. The final …

Dec 23, 2024 · Dunhuang. Image courtesy of the Dunhuang Academy. If you return to look at the complete image of this Jataka tale at the top of this post, you may notice that this Jataka tale …

Dec 23, 2024 · In Sanskrit, bodhisattva roughly means: "being who intends to become a buddha." In the Theravada tradition of Buddhism, the Buddha referred to himself as bodhisattva during …

Dec 23, 2024 · It is generally agreed among Chinese Buddhists and scholars of Buddhist studies that the figure Guanyin is the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara . The Avalokitesvara is the …

Dec 23, 2024 · An aristocratic family by the name of Zhang governed the Dunhuang area during the 9th century, and they happened to be devout Buddhists. Because the Zhang family held …