龙门石窟中的狮子形象,从北朝到唐代,其位置已由台座上、主像两侧,逐渐转移到窟口、窟外两侧;其造型也由北魏的疾走状转向蹲踞状;其风格由初期的瘦劲有力转向威猛雄壮。这种转变,一方面是佛教自身发展的影响,即护法狮子由于天王形象的大量出现而地位日益下降;另一方面是宗教和世俗艺术相互融合的结果。 Longmen Grottoes in the image of the lion, from the North to the Tang Dynasty, its location from the pedestal, the main image on both sides, and gradually transferred to the grottoes, both sides of the cave; its shape from the Northern Wei dynasty turned crouched like; its style From the early thin and powerful turned mighty majestic. This transformation, on the one hand, is influenced by the development of Buddhism itself, namely, the declining status of law enforcement lions as a result of the appearance of the image of kings; and on the other hand, the result of the integration of religions and secular art.