變相圖 biànxiàng tú pien-hsiang-t'u 변상도 byeonsang do pyŏnsang to ヘンソウズ hensō zu biến tương đồ illustrated sūtra paintings An extensive content of a sutra into an abstract pictorial representation, usually portray the Western Paradise, Buddhist netherworld, and/or various stories of Śākyamuni from Buddhist sūtras. These are often done with the aim of helping lay practitioners to better understand the Buddhist doctrines. Also written as 變相. (v.9-10)565a 1115d 1215d