The ancients believed in Buddhism. What changes have taken place in the shape of the Buddha statue?

Buddha statues are generally related to the images of Bodhisattva, Lohan and Ming Wang. Although there are two kinds of sculptures and portraits, only sculptures are called Buddha statues. Portraits were called images in ancient India, and paintings of Buddha statues were sacred things. Therefore, ancient sculptures such as Yamazaki are only symbols of Buddha statues in Buddhism. With the rise of Mahayana Buddhism, the carving of Buddha statues became popular, so there are many records about the causes and advantages of Buddha statues in Mahayana classics. Then, the ancients believed in Buddhism, and what changes have taken place in the shape of Buddha statues?

The Buddha statue is the most diverse statue in the world. These include Sakyamuni Buddha, Munni Buddha and Wude Buddha. Bodhisattva statues occupy the largest proportion in Buddhist statues. For example, Guanyin, which we are familiar with, and Pu Xian and Tibetan Bodhisattva. Their statues are made on the premise of Cixi, warmth and dignity, giving people a feeling of loving all beings and warming people's hearts with their quiet beauty.

The emergence of Buddhist art was a problem in the first and second centuries. It is the product of Gandhara culture, influenced by ancient Greek culture, and it combines Indian culture and western culture.

Many years ago, when Sakyamuni was alive, he opposed the idolatry of Brahmanism in Indian society 600 years after the birth of Buddhism, so he asked Buddhist believers to follow the teachings of Sakyamuni when he was alive anyway. Because of this, India does not allow any Buddhist statues and portraits to appear until the first day of the lunar new year.

When Buddhism was introduced into China, in order to integrate into the traditional culture of Chinese Han people and let us Han people accept Buddhism happily, Buddhists in China transformed the traditional Buddha statues according to China culture, and constructed Buddha statues different from those in other countries, thus integrating into China.