在古代龟兹,为了宣扬佛教,艺术家绘制了大量的壁画。除了那些表现佛、菩萨、护法像、僧尼、供养人等题材外,还有大量精美绝伦的动物画。这些成千上万个具有强烈感染力的动物形象,表现得异常精彩。深入探讨龟兹石窟动物画的源流,对进一步研究龟兹壁画艺术特色具有重要意义。本文将从以下三个方面对龟兹石窟动物画的源流展开论述。一、印度、中亚佛教艺术的联系作为一种世界性的宗教——佛教,它的源头在印度。佛教不仅有阐述教义的经论典籍, In ancient Kucha, in order to promote Buddhism, the artist painted a large number of murals. In addition to those who show the Buddha, Bodhisattva, Dharma like, monks and nuns, dependents and other subjects, there are a large number of exquisite animal painting. These tens of thousands of highly contagious animal images perform exceptionally well. Studying deeply the origin of the animal paintings of the Kudu Grottoes is of great significance for further studying the artistic features of the Kuqi murals. This article will discuss the origins and origins of the animal paintings of the Kudu Grottoes from the following three aspects. One, India, Central Asia Buddhism art as a cosmopolitan religion - Buddhism, its source in India. Buddhism not only elaborates doctrines of classics,