Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c11.s4.t2.5

v2.c11.s4.t2.5

For example, on the front wall of the main room of the 275ᵗʰ cave of the Mogao Caves in the Liang era of the Northern Dynasties was sculptured a Maitreya statue up to a height of 3 mt, feet crossed. The crossing feet posture was relatively popular in the Gandhara area, and the modelling of Maitreya was full of Gandhara sculpture style. On the north wall of the 259ᵗʰ cave of the Mogao Caves in the Wei era of the Northern Dynasties exists a statue of Buddha; the clothes of the Buddha is thin and stick to the body, obviously embodying the features of Mathura style Buddha figure in *Gupta*, India. The early murals of Mogao Caves in Dunhuang were