敦煌晚唐“地藏十王”图像补说

A Supplementary Study of the Late Tang Period Picture Ten Gods of Earth Made in Dunhuang

地藏十王是唐宋以后在民间比较流行的一种信仰,大约定型于唐代后期。本文对敦煌晚唐时期的"地藏十王"图像尤其是莫高窟第8窟新发现的图像做了介绍,并认为它们对于研究此种信仰早期流布的历史具有重要价值。

The Ten Gods of Earth began to be popularly worshiped among the common people from the Tang - Song period. Their figures may have been finalized roughly in the later Tang Period. The present paper describes pictures Ten Gods of Earth made in Dunhuang in the late Tang Period, especially the one recently discovered in the 8th Mogao grotto. The author believes these pictures to have important value to studying the early history of the spread of this worship.