Author: Zhao, Yingshan; Li, Yujun

Annotation: Drawing on archaeological and textual evidence, this paper traces the morphological evolution and transmission of Buddhist stūpas with three-tiered stepped bases from India and Central Asia via the Western Regions' northern and southern routes to the Central Plains, revealing Sino-Central Asian exchange and Buddhist architecture's Sinicization, addressing a scholarly gap.

Keywords: Silk Road; civilizational mutual learning; cultural transmission; three-tiered stepped-base stūpa; medieval China; India; Central Asia; the Western Regions; the Central Plains.

Pages in journal: 98 - 99