The Image of the Rain God and the Cultural Will of the Rain Prayer Ceremony——Taking Xinjiang Region and Dunhuang Grottoes Frescoes as Examples
The images of rain gods in Xinjiang and Dunhuang grottoes are rich and varied,both appearing in the shape of ani-mal-like dragons,and also appearing in the shape of warriors or bodhisattvas.Among them,the cultural connection between the drag-on-shaped rain god image and the Indian"Naga"snake is the focus and difficulty of the research.However,it can be seen that for-eign cultures have been continuously Sinicized and accepted by people and integrated and innovated since they were introduced to Xinjiang from the east.In addition to the image of the rain god seen in the Dunhuang Grottoes,the appearance of"praying for rain"with various cultural attributes is a higher manifestation of cultural integration.The purpose of studying the images of rain gods in Xinjiang and Dunhuang and the"rain praying map"in Dunhuang is to explore the inheritance and innovation of cultural diversity in Xinjiang and Dunhuang.
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