莫高窟第454窟=Cave 454 Mogao Grottoes; 天請問經變=The illustration to Sūtra of Brahma s Question; 天請問經疏=Commentaries on Sūtra of Brahma s Question; 北5408號背面榜題寫本=Inscription written on Bei.5408v
By a careful study to the illustration to Sūtra of Brahma s Question in Cave 454 Mogao Grottoes,this article put forward a conclusion that the illustration is based on commentaries on Sūtra of Brahma s Question by MonkWengui.This composition has reflected the unquestionable fact that text of Wengui s was popular in Dunhuang at one hand,and on the other hand,it clearly demonstrates the important information that commentaries to sūtra were served as references in execution either illustrations to sūtra or inscription for the painting. This fact had also revealed itself that Chinese Buddhist art were found more flavor of Chinese ideas and vulgarity in China.
