| Xinjiang (2) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Qizil Cave No. 99 (Figure - 6)
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Figure - 6 Nagas Bathing Siddhartha (line graph) Cave No. 99, Kizil, late 4th century. (LIU, 2014, p. 9)
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| Two nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Qizil Cave No. 110 |
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| Gansu (26) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Statue No. 10 at Cave No. 133 of Maiji Mountain Grottoes |
Northern Wei (504-534): |
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Dunhuang Mogao Caves No. 290(Figure - 3), 294, No. 61, No.
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133, No. 205, No. 222,
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156, 186(Figure - 4), 200, 202, 231,
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240, 361, No. 85, British
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Museum Stein.Ch. 00114,
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SP99
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Cave No. 76
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Figure - 3 Nine nagas are spraying water over Siddhartha for Abhiseca in Cave No. 290, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Northern Zhou Dynasty. (LIU, 2014, p. 12)
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Figure - 4 Nine nagas spray water over Siddhartha for Abhiseca in Cave No. 186, Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang, Middle Tang Dynasty. (WANG, 2014, p. 6)
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Northern Wei
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-Tang-Song Dynasties
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| Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 72 |
Five Dynasties |
| Cave No. 454, Mogao Grottoes |
Early Song Dynasty |
| Five nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 112 |
Mid-Tang Dynasty (Tibetan regime in ancient China: Tubo) |
| Three nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Jingyao Temple Grottoes in Sunan Yugu Autonomous County |
Qing Dynasty |
| One nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Dunhuang Cave No. 117 |
Mid Tang Dynasty 781-848 |
| No nagas |
Cave No. 360 of Dunhuang Grottoes (only clouds and no dragons) |
Mid Tang Dynasty 781-848 |
| Shanxi (10) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Late 5th century |
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A statue tablet made in the Dexing Period of the Song Dynasty (Japanese Private Collection) (Figure - 2)
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Figure - 2 Statue Tablet by Song Dexing in the Third Year of the Tai’an Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (457).
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(WANG, 2014, p. 3)
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Tai’an third year in the Northern Wei Dynasty (457) |
| Statue tablet unearthed in Southwest Shanxi |
Yong’an 2nd year in the Northern Wei Dynasty (529) |
| Murals of Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan |
Ming Dynasty |
| Murals of Jingxin Temple in Taigu |
Qing Dynasty |
| Six nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue tablet by Zhang Bohe |
Yanxing 2nd year in the Northern Wei Dynasty 472 |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Rui Cheng |
The 4th year of the Datong Regime in the Western Wei Dynasty (538) |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Zhang Zhenjingin Yuncheng |
Unknown |
| Unknown |
A statue tablet by Yu Wenzhong |
The First Year of the Wucheng Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (561) |
| Severely weathered |
Cave No. 41, Yungang Grottoes, Datong |
Late 5th century |
| Shaanxi (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue tablet excavated from Wangjia Alley, Xiguan, Xi’an in 1974 (collected by Xi’an Beilin Museum) |
Northern Wei Dynasty Heping two years(461) |
| A statue tablet excavated in |
The Fifth Year of |
| Xingping County (collect- |
Heping Regime in |
| ed by Xi’an Beilin Muse- |
the Northern Wei |
| um) |
Dynasty (471) |
| In 1983, the Maitreya Statue unearthed in Xi’an Xijiao Air Force Communication School |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Shaanxi (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Cave No. 4 of the Great Buddha Grottoes in Ansai District, Yan’an, Shaanxi |
Northern Wei Dynasty -Western Wei Dynasty |
| Murals of Cave No. 36 of Yulin Cave |
Five Dynasties |
| Seven nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Xian Beilin Museum Collection |
Statue of Northern Wei without a clear age |
| One naga spraying water over Siddhartha |
Cave No. 3 of Yulin Cave |
Western Xia Dynasty |
| Henan (8) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Statue tablet by Dao Han (Figure - 7)
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Figure - 7 Nine nagas are spraying water over Siddhartha the main chamber of Cave No. 290 in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes. (LIU, 2014, p. 12)
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The First Year of Xiaochang Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (525) |
| The ninth niche of the north wall of Yongdao of Yanshi Shuiquan Grottoes |
About the Emperor Xiaoming period |
| Statue tablet in Qinyang |
The First Year of the Wuding Regime in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (543) |
| Statue tablet by Dao Ying in Qinyang |
The Fourth Year of the Wuding Regime in the Eastern Wei Dynasty (546) |
| Statue tablet in Junxian |
The Third Year of the Wuping Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (572) |
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A statue tablet by Cui Yongxian and others in the Pingdeng Temple of Luoyang (Figure - 9)
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Figure - 9 Statue Tablet by Cui Yongxian and other in Luoyang, Northern Qi Dynasty, Hena. (LIU, 2014, p. 11)
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Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Niche S130 of Guyang Cave in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang |
Emperor Xiaoming Period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (516-528) |
| Niche S174 of Guyang Cave in Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang |
Emperor Xiaoming Period of the Northern Wei Dynasty (516-528) |
| Unknown, presumed to be central northern China (6) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
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Statue of a cross-legged Maitreya, Collection of Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, USA (Figure - 8)
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Figure - 8. The Stone Monument of Maitreya Bodhisattva (collected by Smithsonian Museum, USA), Northern Zhou Dynasty (6th century). (Collected by Smithsonian Museum)
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Late Eastern Wei Dynasty or Early Northern Qi Dynasty |
| Statue tablet |
The Third Year of the Yongping Regime in the North Wei Dynasty 510 |
| Statue of a cross-legged Maitreya, a Japanese collection |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Statue tablet |
The Tenth Year of the Tianbao Regime in the Northern Qi Dynasty (559) |
| Stone monument of a cross-legged Maitreya Bodhisattva (Collection of Smithsonian Museum, USA) |
Northern Zhou Dynasty (6th century) |
| Printmaking Shi Shi Yuan Liu |
Ming Dynasty |
| Hebei (1) |
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Gilt bronze statue of the Yang Family (Collection of Nitta clan, Tokyo, Japan) |
The First Year of Taihe Regime in the Northern Wei Dynasty (477) |
| Shandong (1) |
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Stone Carvings in the Northern Wei Dynasty (Taian Museum Collection) |
Northern Wei Dynasty |
| Jiangsu (1) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
On the stupa of Qixia Temple in Nanjing |
The First Year of Emperor Renshou in the Sui Dynasty 601 |
| Qinghai (1) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
Picture 13 of the abbey around the Quran Temple |
Qing Dynasty repainting |
| Tibet (2) |
Two nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
A statue in the main hall of Songzai Hall (three-story hall) of Ladakh Aqi Temple. |
Late 12th century or early 13th century |
| Aging Grottoes in Alizada County |
About 13-14th century |
| Sichuan (3) |
Nine nagas spraying water over Siddhartha |
No. 12 in Big Buddha Bay of Baoding Mountain Grottoes in Dazu, Chongqing-Ing |
Built-in Song Dynasty, about from 1174 to 1252 |
| Stone Carvings of Yuantong Temple, Yuchan Mountain, Luzhou |
Ming Dynasty |
| One naga spraying water over Siddhartha |
Buddhist statues unearthed in Chengdu Wanfo Temple |
The Southern Dynasties |
The evolution and spread of the image of "Nagas Bathing Siddhartha" in Buddhism Art
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