南朝法华经普门品变相——论刘宋元嘉二年铭石刻画像的内容

A Study on the Stone Relief with Inscriptions in the 2nd Year of Yua njia Reign, Liu-Song Dynasty

自东晋至南朝,观音信仰已普及民间，名称由光世音转变为观世音，刘宋元 嘉二 年铭文石刻画像正值过渡期，其内容所示，南朝佛教不仅具有贵族佛教的性格，而且已存在 于极为平民化的信仰基础之上。

Belief in Guanyin（观音）had been popular among from Eastern Jin dynasty to So uthern Dynasties. The name of Guangshiyin(光世音)had been substituted by Guanshi yin（观世音）.It was in the 2nd year of Yuanjia reign, Liu-Song dynasty that th e stone relief with inscriptions was in the transition. The stone relief with in scriptions revealed that Buddhism of Southern Dynasties not only imbued with an aristocratic Buddhist character, but also was built on the basis of the popular belief.