Images of music-playing spirits and bodhisattvas, flying through the air, abound in the Buddhist cave paintings at Dunhuang, while the classic texts of Buddhism describe paradise as filled with the sound of heavenly music.
在佛書經典或敦煌壁畫中，就充滿著吹奏樂器的飛天伎樂或菩薩伎樂，例如彌陀淨土裡，不但時時響著天樂，包括小鳥或是寶樹，都能鳴唱雅音，作百千種樂。