22卷本的《世界佛教美术图说大典》编辑、出版过程耗时15年,大典时间跨度长达2500年,区域广达30多个国家,第一次将世界范围内的佛教美术遗存汇聚一堂,向世人展现佛教艺术的魅力。宗教的发展从来都是与艺术相依相伴,作为世界三大宗教之一的佛教也不例外,伴随着佛教的产生、传播与发展,也给人类留下了大量的宗教艺术与文化遗产。从古印度孔雀王朝时期的阿育王石柱(约公元前268~前232年)到日本 22 volumes of the “World Buddhist art legend ceremony,” editing and publishing process took 15 years, ceremony time span of 2500 years, the region reached more than 30 countries, for the first time the world Buddhist art relics brought together, Show the world the charm of Buddhist art. The development of religions has always been accompanied by the arts. Buddhism, as one of the three major religions in the world, is no exception. With the emergence, dissemination and development of Buddhism, a great deal of religious art and cultural heritage have also been left to mankind. From ancient India during the Peacock Dynasty Ashoka stone pillars (about 268 BC 232 BC) to Japan