经变画乐舞【英】

Musical Dance in Sutra Illustration Paintings

定义

敦煌壁画中的乐舞。在经变画中，绘有伎乐的约二十七种，其中最多的是药师经变，经变画在主尊佛的前沿，一般绘有礼佛、娱佛的乐舞，左右对称，有乐队持各种乐器伴奏，中间有舞蹈表演。

Depictions of musical dance in Dunhuang murals. Of the sutra illustration paintings, there are 27 types of paintings that show scenes of musical dance. The most common are the sutra illustration paintings of “the Buddha of Medicine”. Usually there is a performance of musical dance depicted in front of the main Buddha, for the worship and entertainment of the Buddha, with the dancers arranged symmetrically on both sides. A band plays various musical instruments to accompany the dance show in the middle.