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不少历史书说中国人刷牙的历史很悠久,甚至早在唐代,刷牙已较普遍,理由是敦煌石窟中唐第159窟《弥勒经变》中有《揩齿图》(李斌城等:《隋唐五代社会生活史》,中国社会科学出版社,1998年版)。这个说法虽然有实物证据,但却经不起推敲。一则佛教来自印度,壁画内容未必都是中土风情的反映;二则壁画弘扬佛法,与佛教无关的社会生活多有缺遗。
Many history books say that Chinese people have a long history of brushing their teeth. Even in the early Tang Dynasty, brushing teeth had become more common on the grounds that Dunhuang Grottoes Cave 159 in the “Maitreya” “Sui Tang and Five Dynasties social life history”, China Social Sciences Press, 1998 edition). Although there is evidence in kind, this argument can not withstand scrutiny. A Buddhism from India, murals may not be all reflect the style of Middle earth; two fresco to promote Buddhism, Buddhism has nothing to do with the lack of social life.