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Images Of Religious Figures: Flying Clouds With Zen Flowers

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Flying Apsaras

Cloud belt Zen flower

Flying from ancient India, it is one of the eight protectors of Buddhism.

It is a servant of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, and a master of the Buddha and Bodhisattva. Therefore, in the note of Luoyang's blue mark, he said, "the flying heavens are happy, the heavens are also attendants."

When the heaven wants to make music, or when the Buddha speaks, she flies in the air, some attendants defend the law, some play music, some sing, some dance, some flowers, and some things support.

Therefore, flying sky is regarded as a servant and song and dance of the heavenly palace of the Buddhist kingdom.

Ji Yue

It originally refers to music, and later there are elements of music and dance.

In the "Fa Hua Jing Xu pin", Yun said: "fragrant flower music is often used to support..."

If you make people merry, beat drums, cons, sirens, flutes, rachis, pipa, cymbals and cymbals, so as to keep them in support.

With the introduction and development of Buddhism, flying Apsaras gradually became Chinese and mixed with the "flying Fairy" in Chinese Taoism.

In ancient China, Feitian was also known as "flying Fairy" and "heaven and man". In Buddhism there were also names such as "dry Da Po" and "tight Na Luo".

They have a family of men, women, old and young.

In the early Buddhist sculptures of the South Asian subcontinent, they often appeared as flying gestures above the Buddha.

In the western regions, they put their wings in the wings. This is the original Flying Apsaras, the God of Buddhism.

Sinicization Buddhism abolished its wings. It just hung on the clouds, flying around the stone ends and flying around the stone ends. This is the flying Apsaras of Chinese civilization.

The early flying Apsaras are similar to Bodhisattva, shorter in shape, less in the body, and more naked in the upper body. Most of them are arranged in stripes. They also appear in a single form. There are heaven and women in the form. There are also men in the sky. Some are holding musical instruments, others are holding flowers and flowers, and appear bold and bold.

In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the image of flying sky became elegant.

Praise clothes

Bo belt, the face is thin, chest is strong, legs are curled up and down, long skirts wrap up the feet, the towering towels are acute.

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the image of flying Apsaras was diversified. Besides Bodhisattva, the figure increased the form of nudity and nudity. When the towels were flying over the shoulders, the lines were rough and succinct, and often decorated on the top of the wall.

The Tang Dynasty is the peak of the image of flying apsaras. It not only has a large quantity, but also has the highest artistic value.

In this period, the flying Apsaras are graceful, Nana and slim and smooth.

In the early Tang Dynasty, it appeared slender, soft and graceful, but in the Tang Dynasty, it was full of beauty, graceful and graceful.

The upper part of the body is half naked, its posture is changeable and flexible, and its ribbon is flying along with the momentum of the flying sky. It is mostly "s" type.

After the five generation, too long scarves and ribbons give people a sense of lightness and heavy weight.