| Xinjiang (2) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Qizil Cave No. 99 (Figure - 6)
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Figure - 6 Nagas Bathing Siddhartha (line graph) Cave No. 99, Kizil, late 4th century. (LIU, 2014LIU, L. X. Evolution of the Images of the Nagas Bathing Siddhartha in the Buddhist Life Story of the Northern Dynasties. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 8-12, 2014., p. 9)
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| Two nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Qizil Cave No. 110 |
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| Gansu (26) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Statue No. 10 at Cave No. 133 of Maiji Mountain Grottoes |
Northern Wei (504-534): |
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Dunhuang Mogao Caves No. 290(Figure - 3), 294, No. 61, No.
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133, No. 205, No. 222,
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156, 186(Figure - 4), 200, 202, 231,
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240, 361, No. 85, British
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Museum Stein.Ch. 00114,
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SP99
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Cave No. 76
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Figure - 3 Nine nagas are spraying water over Siddhartha for Abhiseca in Cave No. 290, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Northern Zhou Dynasty. (LIU, 2014LIU, L. X. Evolution of the Images of the Nagas Bathing Siddhartha in the Buddhist Life Story of the Northern Dynasties. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 8-12, 2014., p. 12)
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Figure - 4 Nine nagas spray water over Siddhartha for Abhiseca in Cave No. 186, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Middle Tang Dynasty. (WANG, 2014WANG, H. H. Siddhartha’s Bath in the Buddhist Story of Siddhartha Bathing: The Transformation from Text to Image. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 1-3, 2014., p. 6)
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Northern Wei
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-Tang-Song Dynasties
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| Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 72 |
Five Dynasties |
| Cave No. 454, Mogao Grottoes |
Early Song Dynasty |
| Five nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 112 |
Mid-Tang Dynasty (Tibetan regime in ancient China: Tubo) |
| Three nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Jingyao Temple Grottoes in Sunan Yugu Autonomous County |
Qing Dynasty |
| One nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 117 |
Mid Tang Dynasty 781-848 |
| No nagas |
Cave No. 360 of Dunhuang Grottoes (only clouds and no dragons) |
Mid Tang Dynasty 781-848 |
| Shanxi (10) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Late 5th century |
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A statue tablet made in the Dexing Period of the Song Dynasty (Japanese Private Collection) (Figure - 2)
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Figure - 2 Statue Tablet by Song Dexing in the Third Year of the Tai’an Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (457).
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(WANG, 2014WANG, H. H. Siddhartha’s Bath in the Buddhist Story of Siddhartha Bathing: The Transformation from Text to Image. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 1-3, 2014., p. 3)
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Tai’an third year in the Northern Wei Dynasty (457) |
| Statue tablet unearthed in Southwest Shanxi |
Yong’an 2nd year in the Northern Wei Dynasty (529) |
| Murals of Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan |
Ming Dynasty |
| Murals of Jingxin Temple in Taigu |
Qing Dynasty |
| Six nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue tablet by Zhang Bohe |
Yanxing 2nd year in the Northern Wei Dynasty 472 |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Rui Cheng |
The 4th year of the Datong Regime in the Western Wei Dynasty (538) |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Zhang Zhenjingin Yuncheng |
Unknown |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Yu Wenzhong |
The First Year of the Wucheng Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (561) |
| Severely weathered |
Cave No. 41, Yungang Grottoes, Datong |
Late 5th century |
| Shaanxi (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue tablet excavated from Wangjia Alley, Xiguan, Xi’an in 1974 (collected by Xi’an Beilin Museum) |
Northern Wei Dynasty Heping two years(461) |
| A statue tablet excavated in |
The Fifth Year of |
| Xingping County (collect- |
Heping Regime in |
| ed by Xi’an Beilin Muse- |
the Northern Wei |
| um) |
Dynasty (471) |
| In 1983, the Maitreya Statue unearthed in Xi’an Xijiao Air Force Communication School |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Shaanxi (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Cave No. 4 of the Great Buddha Grottoes in Ansai District, Yan’an, Shaanxi |
Northern Wei Dynasty -Western Wei Dynasty |
| Murals of Cave No. 36 of Yulin Cave |
Five Dynasties |
| Seven nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Xian Beilin Museum Collection |
Statue of Northern Wei without a clear age |
| One naga spraying water over Siddhartha |
Cave No. 3 of Yulin Cave |
Western Xia Dynasty |
| Henan (8) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Statue tablet by Dao Han (Figure - 7)
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Figure - 7 Nine nagas are spraying water over Siddhartha the main chamber of Cave No. 290 in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. (LIU, 2014LIU, L. X. Evolution of the Images of the Nagas Bathing Siddhartha in the Buddhist Life Story of the Northern Dynasties. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 8-12, 2014., p. 12)
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The First Year of Xiaochang Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (525) |
| The ninth niche of the north wall of Yongdao of Yanshi Shuiquan Grottoes |
About the Emperor Xiaoming period |
| Statue tablet in Qinyang |
The First Year of the Wuding Regime in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (543) |
| Statue tablet by Dao Ying in Qinyang |
The Fourth Year of the Wuding Regime in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (546) |
| Statue tablet in Junxian |
The Third Year of the Wuping Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (572) |
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A statue tablet by Cui Yongxian and others in the Pingdeng Temple of Luoyang (Figure - 9)
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Figure - 9 Statue Tablet by Cui Yongxian and other in Luoyang, Northern Qi Dynasty, Hena. (LIU, 2014LIU, L. X. Evolution of the Images of the Nagas Bathing Siddhartha in the Buddhist Life Story of the Northern Dynasties. Dunhuang Research, n. 6, p. 8-12, 2014., p. 11)
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Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Niche S130 of Guyang Cave in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang |
Emperor Xiaoming Period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (516-528) |
| Niche S174 of Guyang Cave in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang |
Emperor Xiaoming Period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (516-528) |
| Unknown, presumed to be central northern China (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Statue of a cross-legged Maitreya, Collection of Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, USA (Figure - 8)
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Figure - 8. The Stone Monument of Maitreya Bodhisattva (collected by Smithsonian Museum, USA), Northern Zhou Dynasty (6th century). (Collected by Smithsonian Museum)
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Late Eastern Wei Dynasty or Early Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Statue tablet |
The Third Year of the Yongping Regime in the North Wei Dynasty 510 |
| Statue of a cross-legged Maitreya, a Japanese collection |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Statue tablet |
The Tenth Year of the Tianbao Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (559) |
| Stone monument of a cross-legged Maitreya Bodhisattva (Collection of Smithsonian Museum, USA) |
Northern Zhou Dynasty (6th century) |
| Printmaking Shi Shi Yuan Liu |
Ming Dynasty |
| Hebei (1) |
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Gilt bronze statue of the Yang Family (Collection of Nitta clan, Tokyo, Japan) |
The First Year of Taihe Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (477) |
| Shandong (1) |
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Stone Carvings in the Northern Wei Dynasty (Taian Museum Collection) |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Jiangsu (1) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
On the stupa of Qixia Temple in Nanjing |
The First Year of Emperor Renshou in the Sui Dynasty 601 |
| Qinghai (1) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Picture 13 of the abbey around the Quran Temple |
Qing Dynasty repainting |
| Tibet (2) |
Two nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue in the main hall of Songzai Hall (three-story hall) of Ladakh Aqi Temple. |
Late 12th century or early 13th century |
| Aging Grottoes in Alizada County |
About 13-14th century |
| Sichuan (3) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
No. 12 in Big Buddha Bay of Baoding Mountain Grottoes in Dazu, Chongqing-Ing |
Built-in Song Dynasty, about from 1174 to 1252 |
| Stone Carvings of Yuantong Temple, Yuchan Mountain, Luzhou |
Ming Dynasty |
| One naga spraying water over Siddhartha |
Buddhist statues unearthed in Chengdu Wanfo Temple |
The Southern Dynasties |
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