Contents
Opening Words
Stories on the Silk Road: The Maiji Mountain Grottoes
The Maiji Mountain Grottoes......002
Thousands of Years in Longshan
The Construction and Development of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes
Vicissitudes in Thousand Years, Brightness in the New Century ......008
The Ruiying Temple
The Shakyamuni Statue in the Mountain, Auspicious Light in the Temple......016
Stupa
A View of the Wind and Clouds from the Top of a Majestic Mountain......024
Cave 1
The Buddha Entering Nirvana......030
Cave 2
The Kunlun Tamer......035
Cave 74
The Style of the Western Regions......041
Cave 76
The Rain of Flowers in Clear Sky......046
Cave 78
The Qiu Chi Donors......051
Cave 87
Kasyapa......059
Cave 90
The Three Buddhas Sitting Side by Side......063
Cave 98
The Three Western Saints......067
Cave 115
Shanggui Sima......070
Cave 121
The Whisperers......077
Cave 127
The Painted Buddha Grottoes......081
Cave 133
The Secret Cave of the Ten Thousand Buddhas......098
Cave 135
Above Paradise......110
Cave 147
The Elegant and Refined Portrayal......118
Cave 165
The Beauty of Simplicity and Elegance......121
Cave 43
The Soul Returning to Buddha Cave......125
Cave 44
The Oriental Beauty......130
Cave 123
The Virgin Boy and Girl......133
Cave 191
The Vajra of Incarnation......138
Cave 3
Thousands of Buddhas with Thousands of Faces......142
Cave 4
The Pavilion of Scattered Flowers on the Precipice......145
Cave 9
The Divine Bird of Common Destiny......156
Cave 62
Face Round as Pearls and Smooth as Jades......161
Cave 5
The Calf with Golden Horns and Silver Hooves......164
Cave 13
The Buddha Viewing the Boundless Universe......172
The Fasheng Stele
Tramping in Chaos, Meditating in the Maiji Mountain......176
The Official Certification of the Allocated Fields by the Sichuan Imperial Bureau
Running between Long (Gansu) and Shu (Sichuan) during the War......185
The Ancient Documents of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes
Sutra Scrolls Respectfully Collected in the Old Temple......193
The Ancient Plank Roads of the Maiji Mountain Grottoes
Flying Clouds through the Frame of the Red Ladder along the Cliff’s Face ......201
The Maiji Mountain Celebrities
Passers-by of the World and All Living Beings......214