炳灵上寺调查记

Investigation to the Upper Bingling Temple Caves

炳灵上寺是炳灵寺石窟的一部分，属藏传佛教寺院，有一定数量和研究价值的藏传佛教文物。由于地处偏僻的山区，加之交通不便，过去鲜为人知。１９９７年８月炳灵寺文物保管所组织了对上寺的文物普查，进行了龛窟的统一编号，现将石窟壁画、雕塑、藏品和有关资料整理刊布，以供研究，并对上寺的文物保护提出建议。

Different to other part of the Bingling Temple Caves 炳灵寺石窿, the Upper Bingling Temple Caves belong to Tibetan Buddhism, with a certain number of historical relics which are valuable to the study of the Tibetan Buddhism. In the past, the temple did not bring to scholar's attention because it is located in remote mountain districts, has inconvenient communication. The Caves have been investigated into until August 1997, and serial number of the caves and niches were given. In this paper, wall-paintings, sculptures, collections and so on from the caves are published. Based on result of the investigation, author made his suggtions about the protection of the historical relics from the Upper Bingling Temple Caves.