北齊華嚴造像的開展：以華嚴三聖與七處八會為例=The Beginning of Huayan Buddhism Portrayals in the Northern Qi Dynasty: Take the Three Holy Ones of Huayan Buddhism and Seven Locations & Eight Assemblies for Example
The tableaux of Huayan sutra is an important theme in the Buddhist art of Tang Dynasty. The Huayan Buddhism assemblies is a necessary part in the tableaux of Huayan sutra which developes well in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynast, the tableaux of Huayan sutra with seven locations & eight assemblies is painted in accordance with the sixty-fascicle translation. In the High Tang Dynast, the tableaux of Huayan sutra with seven locations & nine assemblies is painted in accordance with the eighty-fascicle translation. Both ＂seven locations & eight assemblies＂ and ＂seven locations & nine assemblies＂ are constituted by the painting of the statement of Buddha. The former is eight assemblies, and the latter is nine assemblies. The portrayals of a Buddha and two Bodhisattvas of the three holy ones of Huayan Buddhism are shown in the all of Buddhism assemblies. The basic of the Huayan Buddhism assemblies is the three holy ones of Huayan Buddhism. The scholars in the academic world ignore the development of the tableaux of Huayan sutra before Tang Dynasty, and concentrate on the development of the tableaux of Huayan sutra in the Tang Dynasty. So the author will explore the art of the Huayan Buddhism portrayals, and clarify the development context of the three holy ones of Huayan Buddhism and seven locations & eight assemblies. Through exploring, we know in the Northern Dynasty there are three models of Huayan Buddhism portrayals, which are ＂Vairocana＂, ＂the three holy ones of Huayan Buddhism＂, and ＂seven locations & eight assemblies＂. Because of spread the tradition of Buddha king of Huayan sutra by emperors and the prospering of Huayan school, Huayan Buddhism portrayals appear large.
