CONTENTS

Preface

Introduction: Kizil on the Silk Road - Rajeshwari Ghose

The Geography of Transmission: The “Jibin” Route and the propagation of Buddhism in China - Li Chongfeng

Towards a More Reliable Chronology for the Site of Kizil - Giuseppe Vignato

The Kizil Caves: Date, Art, and Iconography - Rajeshwari Ghose

Maitreya in Literature and in the Art of Xinjiang - Marianne Yaldiz

The Ceiling Murals of Kizil as a Symbol of the Buddhist Universe - Miao Lihui

In Quest of Literary Sources for the Narrative Paintings of Kizil Caves - Zhao Li

Legendary, Historical, and Canonical Personae in the Murals of Kizil - Huo Xuchu

The Great Controversy: Vairochana in a Predominantly Hinayana Context - Peng Jie

A Study of the Murals in Cave 114 - Jia Yin Yi

Index

Contributors