The Study of the Art of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva Statue Sculpting in Ancient Chinese Books and Engraved Plates——Taking the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties as examples

Abstract

This article explores the origins of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva in early Buddhist art in India, conducting detailed analyses of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva statues from Gandhara and Mathura during the Kushan period, the Gupta period, the Post-Gupta period, and the Pala dynasty. It also categorizes and studies the images of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva in early Buddhist art in Tibet. Additionally, it examines the development of Guanshiyin Bodhisattva images in different early historical periods of the Tang, Song, Five Dynasties, Western Xia, and early Yuan dynasties through ancient Books and Engraved Plates.