Discussion on the Sinicization of the Art of Buddhist Sutra Illustration

Taking the “Prince Showered by Nine Dragons” as an Example

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10.2991/assehr.k.220205.015How to use a DOI?

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Prince Showered by Nine Dragons; Buddhist art; Sinicization

Abstract

As the only foreign religion among the three traditional religions in China, Buddhism has a history of more than 2,500 years. Buddhism was founded by the ancient Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama and was introduced to China during the Eastern Han Dynasty, along with the art of sutra illustration to represent the Buddhist classics. At the beginning of its introduction, the art of Buddhist sutra illustration quickly merged with traditional Chinese culture and its sinicization step by step was especially reflected in the different art forms of various periods. Therefore, this article will take the “Prince Showered by Nine Dragons” in the subject matter of Buddhist sutra illustration as an example, and set forth how the art of Buddhist sutra illustration is sinicized by explaining the change process of its art forms, hoping to give some reference to the research methods and research ideas of the sinicization of the art of Buddhist sutra illustration.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiahao Li
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/15
TI  - Discussion on the Sinicization of the Art of Buddhist Sutra Illustration
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Art and Design: Inheritance and Innovation (ADII 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 85
EP  - 92
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220205.015
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220205.015
ID  - Li2022
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