飞天是佛教造型艺术,它从印度经过西域传到中国内地,经过了一千多年的演变和发展,日渐完美,形成了中国化的造型。由于它的题材,表现方式具有很高的艺术情趣,所以时代相传,为人们所喜爱,以至超出佛教的意义,而成为一种祥瑞的象征。
On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms
But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure