The original paper published in Kaogu 考古 (Archaeology) 2018.8:104–113 with nine illustrations was authored by Wei Huo 霍巍. This abridged version is translated into English by Fang Wang 王方.
關鍵詞
Buddhist sculptures of the Southern Dynasties (420–589 CE); lokapālas (deities) in art
摘要
In recent years, some lokapāla statues which might be carved in the Liang dynasty of the Southern Dynasties are unearthed in Chengdu area, the features of which have some differences from that of the lokapāla statues of the northern system found in Khotan, DuAnhuang and other areas; they have some similarities Awith the early lokapāla statues of the Northern Wei dynasty, but also have some differences. The early lokapālas in the Buddhist scriptures have only names and titles with little concrete descriptions; the archaeologically discovered lokapāla statues enriched our understandings of this motif.
