The 137 vivid, beautiful mural pictures were provided by Dunhuang Cultural Centre. This English version,Fascinating Mural Stories from Danhaang Grottoes, is an exquisite picture album containing colorful images that promise to be a feast for the reader's eyes.

The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes were inscribed on the World lleritagc List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1987. Cultural relics found in the Dunhuang Grottones, including beautiful murals,colorful statues, detailed sille paintings and illustrations of magnificent architecture demonstrate the originality, artistry, and wisdom of the ancient Chinese artists who created them. Examination of these valuable pieces of work can provide us with a better understanding of ancient chinese politics,econmy, culture and religion, as well as of the relationships that existed hetween various ethnic groups and between peoples in the East and the inancient China.The translations presented in this look comprise mainly Buddhist hitory, legends and stories. The 137 vivid, beautiful mural pictures were provided by Dunhuang Cultural Centre. This English version,Fascinating Mural Stories from Danhaang Grottoes, is an exquisite picture album containing colorful images that promise to be a feast for the reader's eyes. We dedicate this book to all those who have traveled from far and wide to see the Dunhuang Grottoes.

63 Building Khotan Kingdom

64 The Treasure-granting Statue

65 A Beggar Turned into a Rich Man

66 Ananda Begged forMilk

67 Water-moon Avalokitesvara

68 King Bimbisara Prayed for a Son and Incurred III Will

69 16 Self-contemplations

70 A Fight Between Raudrakasa and Sariputra

71 Two Sons Persuaded Their Father to Believe in Buddhism

72 Bodhisattva Manjusri Visited Sick Vimalakirti

73 King Udayana Made a Statue of Buddha

74 Why Did Buddha Point to the Ground

75 The Buddha with Two Heads

76 Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and Putuo Mountain

77 A Flying Sculpture of Tathagata

78 Glowing Pagoda

79 The MysteriousAgniWater-fire Pool

80 Prince Kalyanakarin Sought Treasure from the Sea

81 East Maharaja and Queen Mother of the West

82 The Colossus, Asural Holding the Sun and the Moon

83 Fasting Wolf

84 Deer King Saved Posterities

85 The Hawk, the Dove and King Sivi

86 Nanda Tonsured

87 Deer of Nine Colors

88 Little Sramanera, the Devout Monk

89 Sumati Invitedthe Buddha

90 Vicious Dog and Its Predestined Relation with Buddhism

91 The First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma at Deer Park

92 Moonlight King Donated His Head

93 King Vilenjeli Suffered a Thousand Nails in His Body

94 Fuxi

95 Nuwa

96 Cousins Worshipped the Three Treasures

97 Evil Ox Turned to Be Good

98 How Five Hundred Bandits Became Buddhists

99 Prince Susambhava Cut Flesh to Save His Parents

100 The Sufferings of Patacara, the Bhiksuni

101 King Sudhira Gave His Eyes Away

102 Taming a Firedrake

103 Brahman Devoted His Body

104 Zhang Qian Setting Offto the Western Regions

105 MonkFotucheng

106 Priest Tan Yan

107 The Auspicious Statue at Xiling Temple

108 The God of Thunder and the Siblings of Gourd

109 The Eight Kings Who Fought for Buddha's Relics

110 Vaisravana Fought in the Sea

111 OxHorn Hill

112 Bodhisattva Samantabhadra

113 Bodhisattva Manjusri

114 Lotus Boys

115 Buddha Preached Doctrine to His Mother

116 Sakra-devanam-indra and the Highest Heavens

117 Superior Flowing Water Saved the Fish.

118 Jataka of Prince Sudana and the Tigers

119 Unicorn Immortal

120 Killed While Picking Flowers

121 The FIowerScattering Fairy

122 The Resurrection of Shanzi

123 Willow Avolakitesvara

124 Prince Sudana Was Ready to Give Aims to the Poor

125 Covering Up the Sun and Building Pagodas

126 Releasing the Fish with 100 Heads from Purgatory

127 The Stele of Asoka

128 The Derivation of Amitabha

129 Island of Treasures

130 Xuan Zang's Pilgrimage for Buddhist Scriptures