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The third picture immediately outside the bridge is a beautiful scene in heaven. There are sheep, camels, deer and other spiritual animals in the clouds. Above the cloud corners is the pure land of heaven where the male and female tomb owners have arrived. They are guided by the music played by the gods and gods, and the tomb owner and his wife
The image of the horse on horseback is a hint of heaven, symbolizing the soul's journey in heaven.
The three pictures are connected in a series, vividly reproducing the journey of the soul to heaven guided by the Zoroastrian concept of life and death.
"Is this preaching?" Unknowingly, everyone gathered in front of the sarcophagus bed in the tomb.
Han Kongque said: "This should be a diagram of teaching."
Han Kongque knew that what Wei Changqing was talking about was that among the three paintings on the west wall of the stone coffin, the painting next to the door wall was a painting of a sermon.
Above, Zoroastrian is sitting on a lotus seat with his feet crossed, his left hand raised in front of his chest and his right hand raised to the side of his head with a fist pointing at the sermon. He is dressed in a bare-chested dress, with a bun on his head, a big beard on his cheeks, and a full body.
There were people listening to the Dharma on both sides, and in front of the seat there were two men and women holding objects and flowers to make offerings.
Under the lotus seat, there is a sloping bank of the stream. On the bank, there are people with their hands folded to listen to the Dharma. Lions, deer, cattle, sheep and wild boars are also lying on the ground to listen to the Dharma. They are all still when they are with people, which shows the greatness of the Dharma.
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"Why does this image look so much like Taoist ancestor Hongjun opening an altar? Lions, cattle and sheep are all out." Wei Changqing pointed at the picture and said.
Han Kongque said: "All religions have such records. Even cattle and horses can listen to the Dharma and attain the Tao. How powerful is the preacher? So this painting should be a record of the Zoroastrian leader's sermon."
"The ancient Zoroastrian leader? I have never heard of this in China." Wei Changqing said.
Han Peacock shook his head and said: "You have never heard of such a diagram of explanations unearthed in China. I can only say that the diagram is not simple."
Although this is not the only picture depicting the teachings of Zoroaster seen so far, nor is it the first time the image of a Zoroastrian leader appears, this kind of record of the teachings of a Zoroastrian leader is absolutely precious.
Among the newly discovered ancient tombs in modern times, there are many tombs that display Zoroastrian images and funeral customs. Even some of the four-armed gods carved on the lintels of tombs, the sides of stone coffins and on the bases all have their own responsibilities and names.
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However, after the Sogdians who believed in Zoroastrianism entered China and gradually changed their original beliefs in the process of accepting Chinese culture, many gods in this ancient religion were gradually forgotten. Therefore, it is still necessary to accurately interpret these images.
There are difficulties.
Even if Han Kongque is very knowledgeable, he can only recognize some special gods, like the four-armed goddess Nana, and some Zoroastrian sacrifices, of course, like evildoers or good deeds. Even if he doesn't know them, he can still guess them.
come out.
And this painting is like this. Although he has never seen any record of the leader of Zoroastrianism. But through this painting, Han Kongque can still accurately guess what the painting expresses, so he can guess that it is the statement of the leader of Zoroastrianism.
It's not difficult.
In the northern region where the Sogdians who entered China mainly lived, tombs with Zoroastrian images during the Zhou and Sui Dynasties were newly discovered in Gan, Sutian, Shui, Shan, Xitai, Yuanhehe, Nandeng, and Feng.
However, all those tombs were severely damaged, but through some records, Han Peacock was still able to know what was found in some tombs.
Especially the tombs of some distinguished Zoroastrian believers. Since the age of their lives can be determined, and the style of the relief stone carvings in their tombs, the general age of the sarcophagi, stone coffins, and sarcophagus beds here can be inferred.
For example, in the stone coffin of Yu Hong's tomb unearthed in Taiyuan Wangguo Village, the relief screen picture is relatively simple, and the image has a more typical Sasanian-Persian style.
The owner of the tomb, Yu Hong, served as the "Inspector of Sabao Mansion" during the Northern Zhou Dynasty and went to Persia as an envoy. He was buried in the twelfth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (592).
From the carvings of banquets, hunting, and travel on the screen, we can see the evolution in theme and style from the Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty.
In 1992, a sarcophagus bed from the Sui Dynasty was unearthed from Maping, Shuishishi. Palace-style buildings are often seen on the screen. Scenes such as banquets, farewells, and travels are all engraved in the buildings. The image style has undergone major changes and is closer to the Han Dynasty.
National painting tradition.
In recent years, the Jimei Museum in France has collected a complete sarcophagus bed, which has the same shape as the sky and water sarcophagus beds. The theme of the carvings on the stone screen is similar to that of Anga Tomb, but the composition is slightly loose, which also has Zoroastrian elements and Sogdian customs.
The burial tools in the image date from the Zhou and Sui Dynasties.
Anbei tomb found in Luo, Yangdeng, Fenggao, towns, white marble stone coffin bed with relief carving, openwork carving and gilded painting, front facade relief painting with images of fire altar sacrifice, barbarian music and dance, guardian gods and other images, openwork carvings on the gate
The two crouching lions have a concise and concise style, similar to the carving style of Yu Hong's tomb.
An Bei was the third generation of immigrants from Anguo who settled in the Central Plains. He was engaged in business and was buried in the ninth year of Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty (589).
In the sacrificial scenes, the image of the fire altar priest with a human face and a bird body wearing a mask is often seen in tomb carvings in the late Northern Dynasties, while the cross-dragon pillar style fire altar is new to the Sui Dynasty.
Therefore, it is not inevitable that the Five Husbands devastated China. At that time, that is, in the 6th century AD, it was the period of the most frequent cultural exchanges between Sasanian-Persian and Chinese cultures. It was also a period in Chinese history when the "Huhua" trend was prevalent. Zoroa
Astrianism and Central Asians entered China through the Silk Road, ushering in a new pattern of Chinese religious beliefs and culture.
In addition, the introduction of Sasanian-Persian art also caused the renewal of Chinese painting concepts and styles. In this process, the Sogdian people and their Zoroastrian art were integrated into Chinese culture, allowing these arts to
There have been some other changes in the style of the tomb, so if a tomb with the style of this era is discovered, the owner of the tomb must have lived in this era.
"This is really a museum of sarcophagus history!" Through the styles of these sarcophagi, Han Peacock discovered that the owners of these tombs definitely lived for more than three hundred years, which was considered the peak period of sarcophagus use throughout the ages.
In China, sarcophagus burials should be a popular burial custom among the Yi ethnic groups in ancient Southwest China. Stone coffin burials are mainly distributed in the Tibetan-Yi-Qiang corridor and the southwest region, but their influence is relatively widespread. They are also found in the northwest, north China, northeast and other places.
It was found that the time span is very long, starting from the Neolithic Age to the Qin and Han Dynasties and even later.
By the time the Northern and Southern Dynasties reached their most glorious era, they were also about to disappear.
The sarcophagi of this era are the most exquisite and the production art is the highest. However, from this era onwards, sarcophagus beds began to slowly withdraw from the stage of history, so the sarcophagus beds of this period are the least.
After thousands of years of wind and rain, it is very rare for sarcophagi to be preserved to this day. Han Kongque has discovered more than ten sarcophagi here. If he guessed correctly, there should be twelve in this ancient tomb group.
A sarcophagus.
Han Kongque's thoughts spread quickly. He looked at the sarcophagus bed in front of him. The Zoroastrian leader on the sarcophagus bed seemed to have come to life. He stood on the high altar and looked at the people and animals below with pity.
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At this time, Han Peacock's ears seemed to recall the voice of the Zoroastrian leader preaching. Although the voice was vague and it was not clear what he was saying, the voice was loud, clear, and deafening. When he heard this voice, Han Peacock's
His mind seemed to have been purified, and his original selfishness made him feel even more ashamed.
Now that we have reached the level of Han Peacock, the original selfish small-scale farmer mentality has begun to change. Now that I see this explanation picture, it just accelerates this change.
In a daze, Han Peacock seemed to see the legendary gods, and there was a goddess with wings that looked like an angel. The one with four arms must be the four-armed goddess Nana. There was also a goddess wearing a robe, flying in the sky.
of sacrifice.
In addition to these distinguished ones, there are also more maids and servants, and these men are handsome and the women are enchanting, especially the goddesses here. They don't seem to be wearing anything except a long skirt, so the white jade
Her arms, slender thighs, and plump breasts dazzled Korean peacocks.
Originally, the Sogdians were Caucasian, and their exposed parts were even whiter. This made Han Peacock feel ashamed when he saw all this. He seemed to have not seen Liuxu and the others for a while, so he was a little confused.
Han Kongque woke up from the group of exotic temptations, shook his head, and laughed to himself. It seemed that he was going back to find Liuxu and the others to relax at night.
Han Peacock felt a little embarrassed. Looking at a stone carving, he could have such a lustful fantasy and let himself indulge in it. It was really a bit embarrassing.
So Han Kongque turned his head and wanted to see the others. If they saw what he had just done, he would be in great embarrassment.
And the moment Han Peacock turned his head, he saw a golden light flashing past his eyes.
"Huh? What is that?" Han Kongque stared at the sarcophagus bed.
Along the way, he saw many sarcophagus beds. These sarcophagus beds were all well preserved, so when they saw the empty tomb, they instinctively thought that there was nothing left in the tomb here except the sarcophagus.
But just now, out of the corner of his eye, Han Kongque seemed to see a glimmer of golden light overflowing from the sarcophagus.
"The sarcophagus is complete, is there something hidden inside?" Han Peacock's heart beat faster.
Without much hesitation, he placed his hands on the lid of the sarcophagus. The lid was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of dust. It looked like someone had been pushing it frequently.
Han Peacock was overjoyed. He exerted force with both hands and the coffin lid slid to one side.
"Ah!" When the sarcophagus bed was opened, even Han Peacock couldn't help but screamed.
There was a female corpse placed inside the sarcophagus. Of course, Han Kongque was not too fussy when seeing a female corpse. He screamed out in surprise simply because the female corpse was still lifelike and extremely beautiful.
She is truly incorruptible for thousands of years, not the kind of mummy found in other tombs. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!