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From India to China: The Origin and Transmission of the Han Dynasty's Column–Arch–Buddha Motif from a Pan-Asian Perspective.

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Τίτλος: From India to China: The Origin and Transmission of the Han Dynasty's Column–Arch–Buddha Motif from a Pan-Asian Perspective.
Συγγραφείς: Hu, Wenjun1, Zhu, Xuguang1,2, Zhu, Hu1,2 zhuhu@pku.edu.cn
Πηγή: Religions. Jan2026, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p119. 25p.
Θεματικοί όροι: *Pan-Asianism, *Buddhist art & symbolism, Han dynasty, China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.
Περίληψη: The artistic exchange during Buddhism's early transmission represents a vital field within Silk Road art studies. When Buddhist art first entered China during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220), many artistic elements originating from Indian and Central Asian traditions manifested via a highly fragmentary mode of dissemination. As a result, prior scholarship on Buddhist art in the Han Dynasty has predominantly focused on case studies of individual motifs such as Buddha images, lotus patterns, lions, and elephants. These studies form an essential foundation for the present research. This paper observes that Buddha images from the Han period were not always disseminated as isolated icons but were frequently closely associated with octagonal columns and arches/lintels. Tracing their origins reveals a connection to the "column–arch–Buddha" narrative motif found in the architectural art of Indian and Central Asian Buddhism. This motif extended eastward through the Western Regions (Xiyu 西域, present-day Xinjiang 新疆) and ultimately reached the core territories of the Han Empire, undergoing various transformations—including deconstruction, reassembly, and translation—in the process. Understanding these combinatory modes and their underlying intent is crucial for comprehending the essential nature of the early interaction and fusion between Buddhist art and Han Chinese civilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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