变相【英】

Sutra Illustration Paintings

定义

佛教绘画艺术，狭义指将某一部佛经变成一铺首尾完整、有情节陈铺的绘画作品。在敦煌壁画中，变相仅只有经变画。

A form of Buddhist painting, also called jingbian. In its narrow sense, refers to paintings or murals based on complete stories recorded in various Buddhist sutras.