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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Dunhuang"”.
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Producing and Using Codices in Tenth Century Dunhuang
… was discovered near the oasis town of Dunhuang 敦煌 in northwest China. This dissertation, based on some 450 codices recovered from this cave, examines the codex culture in tenth century Dunhuang and explores the early history of the codex in the Sinophone world. Inspired by western …
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Exploring the Interplay of Religious and Worldly Dynamics through the Development of the Dunhuang Grottos
The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road in northwest China, presents a compelling case for studying the relationship between religious diversity and tolerance, shaped by historical conflicts. This study examines these dynamics at the Mogao Grottoes, a key site for understanding …
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The reshaped Buddhist cosmos: a study of the iconography of the main chamber of Cave 45, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang
… temples at the famed Buddhist site of Mogao, Dunhuang, China. Probably commissioned sometime between the late seventh and early eighth centuries, the original, Tang-period decorations of Cave 45 display an illusion of spectacular Buddhist paradises as conveyed in the Lotus Sutra;. Pictorial …
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Dunhuang Manuscript S.2585: a Textual and Interdisciplinary Study on Early Medieval Chinese Buddhist Meditative Techniques and Visionary Experiences
S.2585 is a significant Dunhuang manuscript, providing various types of Buddhist meditative techniques. Some techniques can be traced back to Central Asia and India, although some techniques seem to have been developed later. I argue that the vision of buddhas that accompanies single-minded …
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Renaissance of the Mogao Grotto
Dunhuang, an oasis city in the desert, preserved the flourishing, vanished and renaissance of the Silk Road in the past two thousand years. Due to the significant position located at the nodes of the routes on the Silk Road, Dunhuang has experienced a variety of cultural influences. Given its cruel …
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敦煌初唐弥勒经变的发展及其意义 = The textual presentations of Maitreya in Dunhuang during the early Tang
Before the Tang, these textual presentations of Maitreya were depicted separately, based either on the Ascending or Descending Sutra. But from the early Tang, these textual presentations observe a noticeable development. The contents of both the Ascending and Descending Sutras were depicted …
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EXPLORING THE ARTISTIC CHARACTERISTICS AND PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE PIANO DANCE MUSIC
… Anlun's Celestial Musician from the Dream of Dunhuang piano suite, and Ding Shande's Xinjiang Dance No.2. The paper explores how the piano conveys emotions in Chinese dance music, emphasizing the importance of incorporating dance rhythms into piano performances. It aims to inspire pianists, …
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Ancient Art, Modern Tech: Experiencing the Digital Reinvention of the Mogao Grottoes
… the 21st century. Its guardian institution, the Dunhuang Academy (DA), has thus embarked on an ambitious, decades-long undertaking that puts technology at the core of its mission to protect, research, and promote the site. Today, digital resources, replicas, and exhibitions have redefined what it …
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A Study of Shangshu Excerpts in Qunshu Zhiyao [The Governing Principles of Ancient China] 《群書治要·尚書選》考述
… versions of Shangshu such as the fragmented Dunhuang manuscripts and Japanese copies of Shangshu. Therefore, Kong An'guo's deuterocanonical transcripts are amended by revising the wrong, making up the missing, removing extra word and adjusting the order of characters. In addition, some …
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Gifts from Afar: The Creation of an Imperial Lapdog in Tang–Song China
This thesis directly addresses a significant gap in the fields of sinology and pet studies by exploring pre-modern Chinese pet-keeping practices in detail for the first time in either discipline. More specifically, this thesis centres on the social and economic practice of lapdog-keeping across the …
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Books, Homilies, and Medicine: Sogdian Christians and Christian Networks along the Silk Roads
Along the trade routes of late antique and early medieval Eurasia, Sogdian Christians stood within a confluence of networks. As Sogdians, they belonged to a people recognized for maintaining one of the most expansive and renowned trading networks in history. On these so-called Silk Roads, Sogdian …