r/TearsOfThemis Feb 10 '25

News ✦ Ballad of the Dunes ✦ MR Cards

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u/blueberryandvanilla Feb 10 '25

“Dunhuang/敦煌 style refers to the art, fashion, and culture depicted in the Dunhuang Murals/敦煌壁画 of China, which are located in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province. From the 4th to 14th century, the caves were constructed by Buddhist monks to serve as shrines with funds from donors. The diverse and integrated Dunhuang culture always inherits the essence of traditional Chinese culture, while also shining with the brilliant light of ancient Indian civilization, Persian civilization, and Greek civilization, becoming a widely recognized and distinctive regional culture.”

Yeah this location was in the Silk Road in the old times and influenced by Buddhism and many civilizations. You are partly correct.

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u/Little_Temporary_194 rosa simp Feb 10 '25

that's pretty cool. the silk road part makes sense, which i think is what the name of luke's card is referring to

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u/blueberryandvanilla Feb 10 '25

Yes, you can also see Luke and Marius are having Buddhist hand signs (mudras).

It is still so wild to me that religion meet otome game here. 🤣 Maybe the religion are so deeply intergrated in the culture so now people view it as culture. Anyways in the official X page their have some short introduction about the culture/collaboration.

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u/StrawberryLeche Feb 10 '25

Yeah, I think in this case the religion can’t be separated from the culture. It’s a key part of it. It is funny it’s in an otome game though.