ARH 382 - ID List 9

ARH 382
ART OF THE SILK ROAD
WINTER 2004

ID Lists

ID List 9

Places

Bezeklik A Buddhist site on one of the Silk Road's northern routes near Turfan

Dandan Oliq A Buddhist site on the western half of the southern route around the Tarim Basin

Dunhuang The famous site of Buddhist cave temples located in Gansu Province, China. The caves, made over a period of 15 centuries, are the best preserved and most extensive repository of the Mahayana visual vocabulary and painting in Central Asia.

Xian The former Changan, capital of China

Iconography

Brahman - (Lit. "Possessor of Brahma") a priest from the highest Indian caste and preserver of the Vedic teachings. In Buddhist art of the Silk Road, Brahmans appear as converts or semi-comedic personages who are included for didactic purposes.

Bezeklik	A Buddhist site on one of the Silk Road's northern routes near Turfan
Dandan Oliq	A Buddhist site on the western half of the southern route around the Tarim Basin
Dunhuang	The famous site of Buddhist cave temples located in Gansu Province, China. The caves, made over a period of 15 centuries, are the best preserved and most extensive repository of the Mahayana visual vocabulary and painting in Central Asia.
Xian	The former Changan, capital of China