Abstract
Master Xia Jing Shan has been devoted to Buddhist painting according to his realization
of Buddhism over the past century. He uses painting for inspiration and cultivation.
Flowers, landscapes, figures he painted demonstrate excellent skills and convey mind
and thought of artist. In this study, the author focuses Arhats in both god and human
features of Master Xia’s various Buddhist and Bodhisattv paintings. According to
features of shaping, lines, and composition of Master Xia’s artworks, the understanding
of creation contents is constructed. Due to limits of research materials, however, the
objective has been set to conduct a basic research that constructs discourse contents.
Before returning to China, Master Xia lived in Taiwan. Today, he set up the Foundation
to make contribution to art education. The author would like to take the first step of
constructing and compiling historical materials for future expansive effects for the
provision of more educational and inspiring functions.