Bodhisattva is the abbreviation of the Sanskrit word Bodhisatva, transliterated as "bodhisattva". The Chinese translation of "bodhi" is "enlightenment", "satva" is "sentient beings" or "sentient beings", and the full translation means "feeling sentient beings", "understanding sentient beings", and "awakened sentient beings". According to the meaning of this word, in ancient Chinese translations of Buddhist scriptures, bodhisattvas were also translated as "Kai Shi, Da Shi, Sheng Shi, Fa Chen" and so on. If Guanyin Bodhisattva is called "Guanyin Dashi" and Samantabhadra Bodhisattva is called "Samantabhadra Shengshi". The Bodhisattvas commonly mentioned in Buddhist scriptures include Maitreya, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara, and Mahasthamaprapta. In the early days of Theravada Buddhism, only the predecessor of Shakyamuni's lifelong practice, Prince Siddhartha, who had not yet become a Buddha, was referred to as a Bodhisattva. After the establishment of Mahayana Buddhism, according to the theory that "everyone has Buddha nature, and everyone can become a Buddha", anyone who sets lofty aspirations, seeks the Buddha's way, and transforms all beings to liberate themselves and all sentient beings from ignorance and achieve complete enlightenment is called a Bodhisattva. In the Dunhuang Grottoes, there are tens of thousands of colorful sculptures and portraits of various bodhisattvas, which are diverse and add human touch and harmonious atmosphere to the "Buddhist world". The exquisite exploration of ancient painters in art has made vivid and beautiful images of bodhisattvas move people with beauty and emotion, creating a trustworthy and dependable emotion for believers. Mogao Grottoes, Cave 278, Sui Dynasty Attendant Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 329, Early Tang Offering Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 322, Early Tang Holding Lotus Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 57, Early Tang Guanyin Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 57, Early Tang Dashi to Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 25, Middle Tang Guanyin Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 199, Middle Tang Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 45, High Tang Tingfa Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 205, High Tang Guanyin Bodhisattva Mogao Grottoes, Cave 103, High Tang Huagai Bodhisattva Fan Xingru, male, born in Fanjiawan Village, Shangqin Town, Zhangye, Gansu in August 1941, graduated from West Street Primary School in Zhangye in July 1955, and middle school in Zhangye in July 1958. Afterwards, he was admitted to the preparatory program of the Fine Arts Department at Lanzhou University of the Arts; Later, due to the merger of colleges and universities, he graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Northwest Normal University (now Northwest Normal University) in August 1964, majoring in traditional Chinese painting, and studied under Chang Shuhong, the founder of the Dunhuang Research Institute and the first person to protect the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang. He has served as a high school teacher in a large state-owned enterprise, a member of the Communist Youth League, a member of the staff club's art department, the director of the trade union office, vice chairman of the trade union, deputy director of the party committee's propaganda department, and deputy director of the Gansu mining area cultural bureau. In September 1992, the first "Fan Xingru Copying Dunhuang Flying Art Exhibition" was held in Dunhuang; Subsequently, at the invitation of the Organizing Committee of the Fourth China Art Festival, the China Youth Federation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other units, the "Fan Xingru Copying Dunhuang Flying Art Exhibition" was held multiple times in Lanzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen and other places. His works have also been exhibited in Taiwan, Japan, the United States, and other places, and 17 Dunhuang Flying Art exhibitions have been held in large factories, mines, enterprises, and universities. In April 2000, the Dunhuang Flying Apsaras Art Exhibition was held at the National Art Museum of China, and Dunhuang art ascended to the highest art hall in China for the first time. He spent 5 years in June 2017 to complete the creation of the long volume "Flying Apsaras Chasing Dreams", and has written "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras", "Dunhuang Bodhisattva", "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" (revised edition), "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" (white drawn version), "Baoxiang Tianpu" and so on. Among them, "Dunhuang Flying Apsaras" won the Special Excellence Award at the 3rd Gansu Provincial Book Award, and "Baoxiang Tianpu" won the "Golden Bull Cup" award at the 29th National Book Awards. He was awarded the title of the Most Beautiful Person of the Year in Gansu Province in 2021, and is currently a member of the China Artists Association and a visiting professor at the School of Fine Arts, Northwest Normal University. (New Society)