Fei tian yi shu
Subtitle: cong Yindu dao Zhongguo
By: Zhao Shengliang zhu
Edition: Di 1 ban
Series: Si chou zhi lu yu Duanhuang wen hua cong shu; Si chou zhi lu yu Duanhuang wen hua cong shu
Publisher: Jiangsu mei zhu chu ban she
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Nanjing
Language: chi
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9787534422355
Subjects: Apsaras in art; Buddhist art
Other titles: Cong Yindu dao Zhongguo
Description: 飞天,顾名思义,就是飞行于天空的神.然而,佛,菩萨,天王等佛教世界的天神都是可以在天空自由来往的,飞天,应该是某一种特定的天神.那么飞天在佛教中是一种什么样的神格?她们的职能是什么?为什么佛教石窟和寺院中要雕刻或绘出这么多的飞天呢?想知道答案吗?
Notes: Cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 190)