Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
壁画经变故事中台阶
English translation:
Steps in Sutra Transformations
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Kika Capretti
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Chinese term
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壁画经变故事中台阶
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
It is the caption of a picture :
敦煌晚唐第156窟，壁画经变故事中台阶图案
Cave 156 of the Late Tang Dynasty in Dunhuang, motiv on the steps of the frescos of the story of the change of the Scriptures?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Kika
敦煌晚唐第156窟，壁画经变故事中台阶图案
Cave 156 of the Late Tang Dynasty in Dunhuang, motiv on the steps of the frescos of the story of the change of the Scriptures?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Kika
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| 5 | Steps ins Sutra Transformations |
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Steps ins Sutra Transformations
经变画 ：Sutra Transformations
经变画是用画像来解释某部佛经的思想内容。 经变画，即经变，亦称变或变相，佛画种类之一，广言之，凡依据佛经绘制之画，皆可称为“变”。 敦煌经变画则通常指将某一部甚至某几部有关佛经之主要内容组织成首尾完整、主次分明的大画。
经变画是用画像来解释某部佛经的思想内容。 经变画，即经变，亦称变或变相，佛画种类之一，广言之，凡依据佛经绘制之画，皆可称为“变”。 敦煌经变画则通常指将某一部甚至某几部有关佛经之主要内容组织成首尾完整、主次分明的大画。
Example sentence:
https://dunhuang.ds.lib.uw.edu/Dunhuang-Exhibitions/exhibits/show/history-and-stories-behind/mogaocave061/061sutratrans
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