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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 3 page report discusses the Buddhist paintings in the
Mogao caves of the Dunhuang region of China. The fact that the caves were "founded"
where they were was directly related to the existence of what has come to be known as
the fabled "Silk Road." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWmogao.rtf
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society is bound because it entails the processes of past and present in a way that forecasts the future even as it reflects the present. Plato (and, by extension,
Socrates) holds that art should be judged according to its truth, but it can provide only "true opinion" at best because it must be judged by external standards. To consider
art in terms of its role and purposes in the overall evolutionary processes of humanity is to consider the development of an awareness in the human psyche that extends beyond
mere "survival of the fittest." Such a statement holds as true for ancient art as it does for the most modern of artistic expressions. The Mogao Caves and the Silk
Road According to the information presented at the "official" tourism website of an organization specializing in travel to the Dunhuang region of China: "... a monk named Lezun
(also known as Yuezun) founded the Mogao Caves in 366. It is said this monks favorite disciple, Zhiqin, had a holy vision here. As the last rays of the sun
struck the peak of Sanwei Mountain, the disciple Zhiqin looked up to see the Maitreya Buddha ... sitting in a golden light, surrounded by a host of celestial maidens... So
awe-struck was the disciple that he immediately took up hammer and chisel, hollowed out the first of the grottoes and painted his vision there" (Internet source). While such an
excerpt may be too lengthy for the student researching the Mogao Caves to include in his or her own paper, it is important to know that information. The student will
also want to know that such a description is presented in a text titled An Account Of Buddhist Shrines that was written by Li Junxiu during the time of Tang
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