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From the 11th century, Kashmir, part of the Ladakh and much of the northeast India were being converted to Islam.
十一世紀開始，喀什米爾人 部分拉達克人及眾多印度人皈依回教。
For the next 300 years, Islam spread throughout most of the Indian subcontinent.
接下來三百年回教流傳在印度多數地區。
As the Muslims advanced, they sacked Buddhist temples and persecuted the development.
當回教徒前進時他們洗劫佛寺，迫害佛教徒。
Artists, scholars and monks fled in fear.
藝術家 學者及僧侶倉皇逃難。
And it was Guge that they fled to, because here they found sanctuary.
他們逃到古格王朝，因為在這里他們找到庇護。
Buddhism flourished in Guge for two reasons.
佛教之所以盛行于古格有兩個原因。
One was the fulfillment of the dream of the Tibetan emperors, the other was the need of the intellectual community in India to find a safe and secure home.
其一是為了實現藏族皇帝的夢想，第二個呢是需要借重印度的智慧團體找到一個安全又有保障的家。
Guge was able to cater to both.
古格當時兩者兼具。
And with these devotees came artisans, leading to explosions of creativity.
藝匠隨逃難的佛教徒前來促使創意大爆發。
Frescoes hidden across the ancient Guge ruins offer the glimpse of these heyday times.
壁畫讓我們得以一窺有別文藝復興時佛羅倫斯的古格盛世。
Not unlike Medici Florence during the Renaissance, foreign artists from across the Buddhist world brought their own distinctive style of art, and here influenced each other, copying and fusing styles, ultimately creating an entirely new direction in art: the Guge school.
隨佛教徒前來的外國藝術家帶來別具風格的藝術，在這里互相影響模仿及融合，最后終于創造出全新的古格流派。
For me one of the most stunning things about these murals is just a sheer diversity they hold in terms of union culture.
對我而言這些壁畫，最讓我驚訝的事情之一就是擁有相較于當時與眾不同的人類文化。
They depict peoples from all over the Buddhist world.
他們描繪出完整的佛教世界。
All of the cultures within the orbit of Guge are there, in these murals.
一切跟古格相關的文化全都呈現在這些壁畫上。
The dry mountain air and remoteness of this area have helped make these murals some of the best preserved in Asia.
干燥的山風及地點荒僻讓這些壁畫成為亞洲保存最好的壁畫之一。
It is argued that the Guge Kingdom's commitment to Buddhism and the influx of refugee follows were such a powerful force Tibetan Buddhism may never have survived without it.
學者認為若沒有古格王朝致力于佛教，加上逃難者與信徒的會聚藏傳佛教恐難生存。
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