《九色鹿经图》,讲述的是佛本生故事,也就是佛生前的故事。在印度佛教的经典里,许多动物扮演着重要的角色。凡是善良的人或动物,都是释迦的前身。而这样的安排和故事设置,最终都是为了说明一个佛学道理和观念,目的是教化人们向佛向善,以便形成一个没有争斗、没有恶念、没有欺凌的公平和谐的人类社会。九色鹿的故事,也同样如此。传说,在古代印度的恒河岸边,有一只貌美而且善良的鹿王。它身上的鹿毛有九种颜色,角如雪一样洁白,它一出来不但五颜六色鲜艳无比,而且浑身金光闪闪令人眼花缭乱,顿时会让万物臣服于其下。一天,九色鹿王正在河边饮水吃草,突然听到不远处的河里传来 “Nine colors deer by the map,” tells the story of the Buddha Ben, that is, before the Buddha’s story. Many animals play an important role in Indian Buddhist scriptures. All good people or animals, are the predecessor of Sakyamuni. And such arrangements and story sets are ultimately intended to illustrate a Buddhist truth and concept, the purpose is to teach people to Buddhism good, in order to form a no fighting, no evil, no bullying fair and harmonious human society. Nine-color deer story, the same is true. Legend has it that on the banks of the Ganges in ancient India there was a beautiful and kind deer king. Its deer hairs have nine colors, white snow as snow, it comes out not only bright colorful, and dazzling blinding dazzling, suddenly let all things under its subordinate. One day, nine color deer king is drinking water grazing in the river, suddenly heard not far from the river