The author hold an opinion that the image of white elephant engraving on a bricks unearthed from the Western Jin Dynasty’s brick relief tomb at Foyemiaowan Dunhuang enrich with Buddhist culture,Mr.ZHENG Yan hold an opinion that elephant was a traditional Chinese theme because they were common motif for ancient artist from the Sang and Zhou Dynasties until the Han Dynasty.This article analysis the different cultural connotation of cultural subjection in different times and draws a conclusion that the image of the white elephant never be a traditional Chinese art motif. By a careful textual research,the author proofed that there were a few records of white elephant narration found in Chinese history Classics but white elephant were laid much emphasis by Buddhist Canons and confessed a fact that it was a unique nature for Buddhist art theme to be represented. There is no doubt about it that origin source of white elephant comes from Buddhist canon and carried it with the Buddhist cultural information.
The author hold an opinion that the image of white elephant engraving on a bricks unearthed from the Western Jin Dynasty s brick relief tomb at Foyemiaowan Dunhuang enrich with Buddhist culture,Mr.ZHENG Yan hold an opinion that elephant was a traditional Chinese theme because they were common motif for ancient artist from the Sang and Zhou Dynasties until the Han Dynasty.This article analysis the different cultural connotation of cultural subjection in different times and draws a conclusion that the image of the white elephant never be a traditional Chinese art motif. By a careful in Chinese history Classics but white elephant were laid much emphasis by Buddhist Canons and confessed a fact that it was a unique nature for Buddhist art theme to be represented. There is no doubt about it that origin source of white elephant comes from Buddhist canon and carried it with the Buddhist cultural information.
