Abstract:The Han and Jin Buddha Images can be divided into three groups: those with Abhayamudra, in a kasaya with right shoulder either bared or clothed in the mid-Eastern Hart Dynasty, those with Abhayamudra, in a kasaya hiding both shoulders in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and those with Dhyanimudra, in a kasaya hiding both shoulders in the Wu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty. These different images show that there were different funpons of early Indian Buddha images at different times introduced into China and that the introduction was marked with differences at different times. However, from the mid-Han images to the Jin images, they showed a clear inheritance. The Buddha images of the Wu Kingdom and the Jin Dynasty found in the middle or lower reaches of Changjiang correspond in time and region to Kang Senghui' s record of "using Buddha images to help preach". The origin of Buddha images found in the upper reaches of Changjiang has not been documented, but these images were the earliest ones, with the changes in the first stage images and the second stage images in line with the development of early Buddha images, hinting a smooth way of spreading Buddha images in that region.
何志国. 印度佛像初传中国的阶段性与各阶段的传承性[J]. 江苏大学学报(社会科学版), 2009, 11(4): 74-79.
He Zhiguo . Stages and Their Succession of Indian Buddha Images' Arrival in China. Journal of Jiangsu University(Social Science Editi, 2009, 11(4): 74-79.