关于敦煌莫高窟北魏洞窟中的造窟思想

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中图分类号：K879.21 文献标识码：A 文章编号：1000-4106（2025）03-0001-20

On the Construction Principles of the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang during the Northern Wei Dynasty

HARUO Yagi （DepartmentofArt，UniversityofTsukuba，Tsukuba305-0oo6，Japan）

Abstract：TheMogaoGrotoesarelocatedattheeastern footoftheMingsha Mountains，25kilometers southeastofDunhuang CityinGansuProvince，China.Fromthe4thtothe14thcenturies，atotalof735caves wereexcavatedatthissite.Because relevantwritenrecordsarelacking，however，litleisknownabout thespecificactivitiescarriedoutduringtheconstructionof thecaves.ItisgenerallybelievedthatBuddhistritualssuchasclockwisecircumambulationaroundacentralpagodaorpilar mighthavebeenheldincaves thatwerestructuredaroundacentralpilar，butthisthoryislitle more thanspeculation.naneffortto bolsteracademicunderstandingofthecavesatMogao，JapanesescholarSuemoriKaorurecentlyconductedastudyonthe imagesoftheThousandBuddhas depictedatthesiteby focusingonNorthern Weicave454.Basedonthis studyandadditional research，thispaperdemonstrateste meanigunderlyingtheiteralspaceofthecaves，aswellas thespecificfunctionsmanyof the rooms likelyossed，byompreensivelyalyingriousstucturalelmentsndtearangementoftheousandBuddha images inside the caves.

Keywords：Northern Weicavesof the Mogao Grotoes;imagesoftheThousandBuddas;central pagoda;clockwisecircumambulation;Buddhasof theThree Times

（Translated by WANG Pingxian）

前言

敦煌莫高窟位于中国甘肃省敦煌市东南25公里的鸣沙山东麓。（剩余19619字）