The Research Of Sandalwood Auspicious Image Of Youtian King

When the auspicious images from the western regions to China,they have had a broad and profound impact on Chinese society.In all of the auspicious images from China,the sandalwood auspicious image's political symbolism is most obvious.Usually said the sandalwood auspicious image is comes from an old legend.The Buddha for his mother went up to thirty-three days.The king of Youtian missed Buddha very much.A man sent some craftsmen to heaven by magic power.They were sculpted in Buddha 's true likeness with sandalwood.When the king saw the sandalwood auspicious image,it was like seeing the Buddha.The sandalwood auspicious image from the beginning was respected and welcomed by the king,and it's seen as a national blessing.The paper had six parts.The introduction is the sandalwood auspicious image 's review and summary research status,it is the basis of the article.The first part is the origin of this legend.It does introductive analysis of the legend which recorded in the Buddhist scriptures translated in Chinese and the Chinese Buddhist literature.The second part is the circulate path of the auspicious image in China.There are three paths in total.The north path is due to Kumarajiva with the statue from Qiuci to China.The south path is due to the Emperor Liangwu send people to get the statue from ancient India.The third path is from the Emperor Liangwu trigger a war.The third part is the paintings of Buddhist historical events and pictures of auspicious image in Mo Kao Grotto at Dunhuang.The fourth part is the remains inspection of the statue,including stone tablets,the Longmen Grottoes and the Gongxian Grottoes.The fifth part is the social impact of sandalwood auspicious image.On the one hand,the statue has an important relationship with the introduction of Buddism into China.On the other hand,it is highly valued by the king.The relationship with ruler reflected by politics and religion.The last part is the summary of the paper.Through the analysis and summary of the article,we found that the sandalwood auspicious image is highly valued by the king due to its special political symbolism.It helps maintain the country 's long-term peace and stability.