Yungang Grottoes and the Filial Piety Culture of the Northern Wei Dynasty
Emperor Xiaowen's reforms greatly promoted and spread the Confucian culture of filial piety,permeating various fields such as politics,law,education,literature,art,and religion.The Buddhist tradition and the stories of the original life in Yun-gang Grottoes to some extent respond to the rulers'promotion of filial piety.The inscriptions on late period statues also reflect the public's acceptance of filial piety.
Yungang Grottoesfilial piety culturethe story of Buddhist origin
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