Sumeru Grotto Art

The book is composed of two parts: data and discussion, which are the results and data compiled by the author through years of research on the grottoes in Sumeru Mountain.It mainly includes the following chapters:Generation, spread and development of Buddhism and the Buddhist grotto temple and its geographical position and geological environment; formation and stages of the grottoes; grotto architectural art; grotto features; appreciation of key grottoes, inscriptions of Sumeru grottoes; maintenance and protection of Sumeru grottoes; the relationship between the Sumeru grottoes and other grotto culture; historical annals of Sumeru grottoes; information about the key grottoes; small grottoes and cliff statues around Sumeru grottoes, etc.