佛教艺术肇始于印度,大约在中国的两汉之际,佛教及其艺术随着中外文化交流的深入传播到了遥远的中土。长安是域外佛教造像艺术由西域传至中原的中枢,辐射传播有其特殊的地理、文化上的优势。从两晋十六国,直到南北朝时期,长安作为北方佛教译经传播的中心,也成为了佛教造像艺术的中心地区之一。广泛的吸收域外造像艺术,并使之民族化。这其中犍陀罗艺术无疑是对长安佛教造像艺术影响最大的造像艺术流 Buddhism started in India. About the time of the Han dynasties in China, Buddhism and its arts spread to the distant land of China with the deepening cultural exchanges between China and other countries. Chang’an is the center of extraterritorial Buddhist statues art spread from the Western Regions to the Central Plains. Radiation transmission has its own special geographical and cultural advantages. From the Jin and Jin Dynasties until the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Chang’an, as the center of Buddhist scriptures translation in northern China, became one of the central areas of Buddhist art. Widely absorb the art of extraterrestrial art and make it national. Among them, Gandhara art is undoubtedly the most influential statuary art flow to Changan Buddhist statues art