Author(s)

Zuo Jinzhong

Corresponding Author

Zuo Jinzhong

Abstract

Treasure Crown is one of the important symbols of Bodhisattva, and the Buddha crown is an important form of treasured crown. Dai Buddha crown Bodhisattva is the mainstream in the art of wearing Buddhist crowns. The statue of the Dharma Crown Bodhisattva of the Northern Dynasties, after the emergence of the Northern Liang Dynasty, was in the Yungang Grottoes in the Northern Weiping City (now Datong, Shanxi). With the Northern Wei Dynasty moving to Luoyang, it was also popular in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang. After the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Dai Fo crown statue further became more Popular in the Northern Dynasties. The appearance of the Buddha-Buddha Bodhisattva in the Northern Dynasties is closely related to the Zen Buddhism, which was prevalent in the society at that time. This article focuses on the Northern Dynasties’ Grottoes, discusses the reasons for the popularization of Zen Buddhism and Dai Buddha crown Bodhisattva, and sorts out the stage characteristics of the development of Dai Buddha crown Bodhisattva.

Keywords

Bodhisattva; transforming Buddha's crown; Zen method; Tantrism