Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t2.39

v2.c11.s4.t2.39

Nimnonnata of Indian traditional paintings was also introduced in China via various regions in Central Asia, producing a certain impact on China’s Buddhism paintings. However, whether China’s Buddhism painting technique including ‘*Tianzhu Yifa*’ used in the grottoes of Kizil and Dunhuang Caves in the early period is directly influenced by Nimnonnata of Ajanta fresco still lacks related transmission carrier, historical documents and physical evidence. In the records of Achala Temple in Maharashtra in Xuanzang’s ‘*Great Tang Records on the Western Regions*’, there is a description about architecture and engraving, but no information about frescoes.