何洪岩，敦煌研究院麦积山石窟艺术研究所社会教育部主任、文博副研究馆员。长期从事石窟艺术研究、游客管理与旅游接待讲解工作，多次为党和国家领导人讲解麦积山石窟。曾作为讲述人做客央视大型纪录片《麦积山石窟》的专题节目；应邀担任“甘肃省石窟讲解和游客管理高级研修班”授课老师；多次担任天水市讲解、导游大赛评委；荣获甘肃省旅游“三年翻番与质量提升计划”先进工作者、省直文化系统先进工作者、甘肃省丝绸之路申报世界文化遗产工作先进个人、天水市直属机关工委优秀共产党员等多项荣誉。

       杨香玲，天水师范学院外国语学院教授、硕士生导师。研究方向为翻译学和英语教学论。现主持国家社科基金项目一项，曾主持国家基础教科研项目两项、高教社英语教改项目两项、外研社英语教改项目两项、甘肃省社科联项目两项、甘肃省教育厅教科研项目两项、甘肃省教育规划项目两项、甘肃省天水市科技局社科项目一项等近二十个科研项目。

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