What are the stories about Feitian?

1. Chang'e flies to the moon: A Chinese myth and legend from ancient times. It tells the story of Chang'e who was forced by Pangmeng and had no choice but to eat the elixir of immortality given to her husband Houyi by the Queen Mother of the West, and then flew to the moon palace. The myth of "Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancients' worship of the stars. According to existing written records, it first appeared in ancient books such as "Huainanzi".

2. Nuwa patched up the sky: According to legend, in ancient times, the sky collapsed and the earth fell, and the world fell into a huge disaster. Nuwa couldn't bear the suffering of living beings, so she made five-color stones to mend the sky, broke the feet of the divine turtle to support the four poles, leveled the floods and killed wild beasts, connected yin and yang and eliminated the negative energy, so that all spirits could live in peace. Nuwa is the mother of the Chinese nation, the founder of the Chinese nation's humanities, and the righteous god who bless the country. She kneaded earth to create humans, and transformed all things into being, so that the heaven and earth would no longer be silent. She was the Great Mother Goddess passed down from ancient times. ?

3. The goddess scatters flowers: One day the Tathagata Buddha was preaching on the lotus throne in the west sky, and suddenly he saw an auspicious cloud coming from the east, and he learned from a distance that his favorite disciple Vimalakirti was ill. So, he sent all his disciples to greet him. He concluded that Vimalakirti wanted to take the opportunity to preach and explain the scriptures, so he sent the goddess to check the disciples' learning status.

The goddess walked elegantly with a flower basket in her hand, and when she came to the mortal world, she lowered her head and saw that Vimalakirti was indeed lecturing to everyone. Then the basket full of flowers was dispersed, and disciple Shariputra was covered in flowers. Everyone was astonished. Shariputra knew whether he could do it or not, so he studied harder and harder.

The meaning and symbol of Feitian:

Feitian means a flying celestial being. In traditional Chinese culture, heaven refers to the sky, but it is also believed that heaven has a will, which is called providence. Feitian is often painted in tomb murals, symbolizing that the soul of the owner of the tomb can ascend to heaven. Feitian is often painted in tomb murals, symbolizing that the soul of the owner of the tomb can ascend to heaven. After Buddhism was introduced to China, it communicated and merged with Chinese Taoism.

In the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, when Buddhism was first introduced, the flying gods in murals were also called flying immortals. There was no distinction between flying immortals and flying immortals. Dunhuang Feitian is the business card of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu Province and a symbol of Dunhuang art.