取舍、添加、替换与过滤——佛教造像艺术中国化问题的若干思考

Selection,Addition,Replacement and Filtering——Several Thoughts on the Sinicization of Buddhist Statuary Art

佛教及佛教造像艺术自印度向中国的传播过程中,都经历了一个中国化的过程。特别是在佛教造像艺术的中国化过程中,中国古代的艺术家和工匠采取了各种方法,包括取舍、添加、替换与过滤等等,在中国古代人的审美观和伦理道德观念的前提下,按照中国的特点来表现佛教造像艺术,并最终实现了佛教造像艺术的中国化。

Buddhism and Buddhist statuary art experienced a long process of Sinicization during its dissemination from India to China.Particularly during the process of developing a Chinese style of statuary art,ancient Chinese artists and craftsmen adopted a variety of methods by selecting,adding,replacing and filtering from the Indian methods that were available to them.It was through the four practices mentioned above that Chinese aesthetic and ethical characteristics obtained expression in Buddhist statuary and the art form was eventually Sinicized.