Research On Zhao Qing Zu Figured Stele In Northern Qi Tian Biao Five Years

The Zhao Qing zu Stele in 554 in the Northern Qi Dynasty is now in the collection of LuoYang Museum.It is a typical tetrahedral flat-shaped stele of Dragon head.The religious nature of "two statues sitting side by side" in the stele and the identity of the Bodhisattva sitting in half-stepped position have many breakthrough significance in the era.The layout of the image niches Very wise.The article aims to use iconography,epigraphy,stylistics,and literature research methods to,seeing the big from the small,carry out a research on the meaning of the inscription on the stele that has never been discovered before,the symbolic meaning of the Maitreya statue dressed as a sitting Bodhisattva,the combination of two images and the the controversial identity of Bodhisattva of Half-Landing Sitting,as a result,this research can provide historical value for the study of the stele,perfect the meaning of the stele’s image,and discover a new theme of Maitreya—Up-down Maitreya Statue,which fills up the appearance of Maitreya before the Tang Dynasty in the evolution of Maitreya,revealing the religious nature and image characteristics of the two statues sitting side by side in the stele and explaining the significance of it on the development of Buddhist and Taoist art,revealing the Half-Landing Sitting statue`s identity and expression form,and explaining the significance of it on the development of Buddhist art.The main research results are as follows: 1.Complete the proofreading and interpretation of the inscription content,expose the theme of the stele,and deduce the construction site of the stele to Kaifeng,Henan.2.It is revealed that the Maitreya statue of this stele belongs to the subject of Maitreya newly discovered by the author-the Up-down Maitreya,which has specific symbolic meaning.It was distributed in the northern region,including Shanxi,Henan,Shaanxi,Anhui,Gansu,Linzhang,and Hebei,between 520 Northern Wei Dynasty and Sui Dynasty.Try to analyze the causes of this theme.3.The discovery of two statues sitting together is the theme of the fusion of Buddhism and Taoism,which is extremely precious in the sense of the times.4.Find he Half-Landing Sitting statue in the stele is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva,and try to demonstrate its significance.The conclusion part is the full text summary and supplementary research.