东汉时期,佛教从印度沿着丝绸之路传入中国后,为什么能在华夏大地上得到如此广泛而持久的传播?其中一个原因是靠形象化的东西。信仰需要对象,膜拜需要形体,这对象和形体主要指的便是佛教的造像。因为在千百万佛教信徒中,绝大部分是文盲或半文盲,他们不可能看得懂浩繁的佛经,更不可能去探讨佛经中饱含的深奥哲理,而主要靠着佛教造像这个载体,去寄托自己的愿望,祈福祛凶,一生平安,把佛家当成有求必应的保护神。再加上历代 During the Eastern Han Dynasty, why Buddhism spread so widely and lastingly on the vast land of China after Buddhism came to China from India along the Silk Road? One of the reasons is that it is based on figurative things. Belief requires the object, worship requires the body, which mainly refers to the object and body is the image of Buddhism. Because the vast majority of millions of Buddhists believe that they are illiterate or semi-literate, they can not understand the vast Buddhist scriptures. Nor can they explore the profound philosophy full of Buddhist scriptures. My wish, blessing fate, life safe, the Buddha as a protective God. Plus the ancient times