Buddhism was introduced to the mainland in the 1st century AD
Buddhist statues
As an object of worship and prayer for propagating the Dharma and for believers
Rich in content and diverse in form
It is an important part of Buddhist culture
The earliest Buddhist temples in Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) appeared in the Western Jin Dynasty
During the Northern Dynasty, it gradually developed into the center of Buddhist culture throughout the country
Northern Dynasty statue monument
The Eight Traditions of Buddhism formed in the Tang Dynasty
In addition to Tendai Buddhism and Zen Buddhism
The ancestral court of the other six sects is in Chang'an
Daxingshan Temple, Ci'en Temple, Huayan Temple, Caotang Temple,
Temples such as Xiangji Temple and Jingye Temple still exist today
Due to the important position of Xi'an in the history of Buddhism
Leaving a wealth of Buddhist statues remaining
You can give us a glimpse
At the beginning of the introduction of Buddhism to China, Buddhist art in the Xi'an area
Xi'an Forest of Steles Collection North Friday Buddha Ii, Source/Zhou Xin
Most of these statues are now hidden
Xi'an Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Xi'an Museum
In addition to the statues unearthed from Buddhist temples in the city
Head north along the Silk Road North Road, in the canyon of Meridian Ridge
There are also a large number of cave temples distributed among the green waters and green mountains
Zhongshan Grottoes, Source/National Geographic, China
There is the little-known Yijun Huashiya Grotto
There are also stone carvings such as the famous Yaowang Mountain
There is a Wan'an Zen Temple full of secular aesthetics in northern Shaanxi
There are also the Zhongshan Grottoes, which are of high artistic value
They lasted for hundreds of years from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Song and Jin Dynasties
The history of the development of Buddhist art runs through shaanxi
★ Forest of Steles Museum - Stone Carving Exhibition Hall
Forest of Steles Museum collects statues of past dynasties, source/Forest of Steles Museum in Xi'an
In addition to the countless famous monuments of the past dynasties, the Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum also has an extremely dazzling collection of Buddhist art, including exquisitely carved Northern Dynasty statues, a wide and dignified Northern Friday Buddha, and Tang Mi statues excavated from the ruins of Tang An guo Temple.
In its Buddhist head statue area, more than 30 statues of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from the Northern Dynasty to the Song Dynasty are exhibited, with subtle expressions and expressive demeanor, which can be called treasures in the art of carving.
Forest of Steles Museum Collection of Northern Dynasties, Tang Dynasty Statues (Steles) Source/Xi'an Forest of Steles Museum, Xiaoxi Tingquan
More than 150 stone statues from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Song Dynasty represent the highest level of Buddhist art in Chang'an in history, which are divided into statue monument area and large statue area, which comprehensively explains the typical style and artistic style of Buddhist statues under the Chang'an model.
★ Xi'an Museum - Museum Collection of Statues
Xi'an Museum Buddhist Statue Exhibition Hall, Source/Xi'an Museum
The Buddhist statue exhibition of Xi'an Museum provides us with a complete display of statues, stone statues and metal statues found and unearthed in Xi'an and surrounding areas from the Northern Dynasties of the Sixteen Kingdoms to the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
Xi'an Museum Hides The Monument of the Northern Dynasty, Source/Xi'an Museum
Xi'an Museum holds the Iron Buddha of the Tang Dynasty, Source/Xi'an Museum
Here, we can see both early statues with strong foreign characteristics, and we can also see the continuous integration of traditional Chinese aesthetic consciousness, gradually from the early dignified and dignified, the middle period of the bone clear image, to the later surface tends to be plump, the accessories are complicated. The transition of Buddhist art from the Northern Dynasty to the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the Chang'an region is clear at a glance.
★ Northern Zhou - Tang Yaowang Mountain stone carvings
The statue of Yaowang Mountain was built in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, especially in the Sheng Tang Dynasty, and the Five Dynasties, the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin, the Yuan, and the Ming Dynasty all had additional engravings. There are six caves, twenty-two Shrines, forty-five statues, and twelve inscriptions of various kinds.
Image source/network
The Moya statue of Yaowang Mountain is a fine work in the existing Moya statues on the mainland, which provides important physical materials for the study of ancient carving art and Buddhist art. At the same time, the statue stele hidden in Yaowang Mountain is also very representative.
★ Tongchuan Museum - Collection of Statues
Tongchuan is rich in high-quality stone, known as "Yizhou stone" and "Beishan stone" since ancient times, and is a good material for carving various works of art.
Source/Tongchuan Museum
In the Han Dynasty, large stone sculptures have appeared, with simple lines and simple shapes. During the Wei, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties, cave statues were prevalent, or thin bones and clear statues, or beautiful faces and plump postures. After the Song Dynasty, the statues were gradually secularized, delicate and delicate, and the proportions were even. Therefore, a large number of early stone carvings are also exhibited in the Tongchuan Museum.
★ Northern Wei Yijun Huashiya Grottoes
Huashiya Grottoes, Source/Silk Road World Heritage Website
Located in Yijun, Shaanxi, Huashiya Grottoes is one of the representative works of Yijun Northern Dynasty Grottoes. The number of existing statues is 175, which is relatively well preserved.
Statue of Huashiya Grottoes, Source/Yan'an Huanglong Cultural Tourism
These statues are thin in size, with long heads and necks, and oblique shoulders, and the characteristics of these statues are exactly the statue style of the "Xiu Bone Qing Statue" in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
★ Northern Zhou Pengcun Grottoes
Pengcun Grottoes, located between the cliffs of the Yuhua River, was originally an ancient road from Chang'an to northern Shaanxi. The statues on the three walls of the Pengcun Grottoes are all one Buddha and two Bodhisattvas. The top of the cave is carved with flying sky, and under the niche is carved a statue of 30 bodies of the offering person, all dressed in bearded clothes. Judging from the style and the style of the provider, it should be a work from the Northern Zhou to the beginning of the Sui Dynasty.
Image source/Qin Gong
★ Northern Song Dynasty Wan'an Zen Temple Grottoes
Statue of the Buddha altar in the center of the Wan'an Zenyuan Grottoes Image source/Zhiyou Northern Shaanxi
Wan'an Zenyuan Grottoes are located in the west of Yucun Village, Shuanglong Township, Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, also known as Shuanglong Grottoes and Shikong Temple. It was first chiseled in the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty, and more than 1,000 large and small statues were preserved, and more than ten statues were traveled, inscribed, and inscribed.
Source/Zhiyou Northern Shaanxi
Although the grotto is not large in scale, it is finely carved, rich in themes, and has a clear excavation date, which is an important material for studying Buddhist statues in the Song Dynasty in Shaanxi.
★ Grottoes of Shihong Temple, Jinfu County
Source:National Geographic, China
The grottoes of Shihong Temple were first chiseled during the Sui Dynasty, and were carved and chiseled in the Tang, Song, Jin and Ming dynasties, with 10 existing caves, 65 niches and 3371 stone statues.
Among them, the sixth cave is the largest, with the largest number of statues, and ten statues of arhats, laughing, meditating, and looking different. On the south side of the rear pillar on the west side, a statue of a bodhisattva is carved, and the right foot sits between the rocks, which is exquisitely carved. The pattern of the cave wall cluster has a distinct Tang Dynasty style.
Source: Yan'an Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics
★ Northern Song Dynasty Zi chang zhongshan grottoes
Northern Shaanxi is a necessary place for the northern route of the Silk Road. People who walk the Silk Road, before leaving the Loess Plateau and entering the desert Gobi, will donate merit here, or build Buddha statues, or help paint painted paintings, and the Buddha will bless them for a safe journey.
The Zhongshan Grottoes in Anding (present-day Changshi), from the Western Jin Dynasty, began the legend of the Silk Road and Buddhist art. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the soldiers stationed at the border pass, thousands of miles away from home, could not send affection, so they turned to religion and donated funds to open the Zhongshan Grottoes.
Located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, zhongshan grottoes were deeply influenced by the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty at its peak. Its construction shape imitates the shape of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and is known as "the most beautiful Song Dynasty Daxiong Treasure Hall".
After seeing the Zhongshan Grottoes, many experts sincerely praised them as the "Second Dunhuang". Such an exquisite grotto represents the highest achievement of the frontier grotto art of the Song Dynasty.
★ Western Wei Ansai Great Buddha Temple
Ansai Great Buddha Temple, Source/Wangyunsha
There are 6 caves in the Ansai Great Buddha Temple, and according to the style of the stone carvings, they are dated to a small number of statues from the late Northern Wei to the early Western Wei, and a small number of Statues from the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Among them, the most brilliant is the fourth cave, which is extremely rich in content, including Buddhist stories, such as meditation under the tree, birth under the tree, step by step lotus, nine dragon bath prince, Asto Zhanxiang, descending demons, etc., as well as Shakyamuni treasure sitting side by side, which is of great artistic value.
Large stone carvings from the royals
To the folk mountain caves
From brilliant to primitive, the two echo each other
Take you to understand the early Buddhist art of Shaanxi
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