From the groupings of auspicious Bodhi images of Sichuan and the layoutof similar groupings of deities in other parts of China, the authors conclude that thesedeities are correctly designated and identi ed and believes that they are the result of theworship of images of auspiciousness that ourished in the Tang dynasty. At the same timethe authors also analyse the relationship between the Garbhadhatu Buddha images andMahavairocana Buddhas.
