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The Changes in Buddhist Sculpture's Dissemination Route During The Northern And The Southern Dynast

Article Abstract by: TsingHua     

Original Author: Dunhuang Research
This abstract was translated from 南北朝时期佛教造像传播格局的转变
During the middle of the 5th century in China, the prevailing tendency of traditional dissemination route for introducing
Buddhist art from its origin sources to China had taken a change. The change had taken place from the way along the Old Silk Road centered in the north part of China to the way transported along the sea way from western into The eastern part of China, this great changes had caused the north route to be declined later leaving no influential effect in Chinese Buddhist art while the south part of China had begun to create great influence over to the Buddhist art during the transition period of Northern and the Southern Dynasties. This article is trying to discussing the historic fact showing by the dissemination way for introducing Buddhist art into China from its origin sources it had changed during the time of the 5th century, and the article draws out a conclusion that by the 5th century, the sea route of the south part of China had started and began to flourished, so this decisive changes had caused a dissemination medium changed too. The communication models for dissemination Buddhist art has transmitted by the south way into the north part of China with which had passed on a strong influence of the southern art style mixed with the established northern style of Buddhist art.
Published: April 30, 2004
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