天龙八部,一般包括天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗和摩睺罗伽等,是守护佛法的八部神槃,由天部统领诸部。天龙八部像头顶部多有较为明确的图像特征。吐蕃时期(约786—848年)的敦煌壁画中,天龙八部像出现较多,其中以莫高窟第 Tian Long Ba Bu, generally including the sky, dragon, Yaksha, dry goddess, Asura, Jia Lou Luo, tension that Luo and Mount Moroga, etc., is the guardian of the eight deities of Buddhism, dominated by the Ministry of heaven. Tian Long Ba Bu like head top more clear image features. In Dunhuang murals during the Tubo period (about 786-848 years), there were many Tian Long Ba Bu images, including the Mogao Grottoes