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Kizil Cave 77
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
ys in meditation, and heavenly beings. Simple in composition, these images convey an atmosphere of tranquility. There is a seated Buddha painted on the semicircular wall above the entrance to each of the left and right corridors.
Painted on the walls of the rear corridor are images of the Buddha’s cremation and the division of his relics, as well as Bodhisattvas and stupas. A parinirvana platform, on which a reclining Buddha at one time rested, is located on the back wall. The remaining images of two apsaras and one grieving disciple can be found above the platform on the back wall. Rows of rectangular frames are depicted on the ceiling, each of which contains an image of a heavenly being. This is the only example of this style of imagery extant within the Kizil Caves. |
