12 世纪末，自柳本尊佛教在长江上游的川东兴起以来，该教将“设像行道”作为向民间渗透的重要手段。《圆觉经变》是宋代中国佛教艺术中比较流行的题材之一，柳本尊佛教对这一题材的借用，一方面，反映了该教对时代宗教文化和信仰思潮的追随；另一方面，体现了该教在民间传播过程中对确立自身内涵的重视。

Since the rise of Liu Benzun’s Buddhism in the upper Yangtze River region in eastern Sichuan at the end of the 12th century, the practice of building statues and conducting rituals had become an important means of reaching local communities. The Illustrations of the Perfect Enlightenment Sutra is one of the popular themes in Chinese Buddhist art in the Song Dynasty. The adoption of this subject matter by Liu Benzun’s Buddhism, on the one hand, reflects its engagement with the religious culture and beliefs of the time; on the other hand, it demonstrates its emphasis on establishing its own identity and meanings during its spread among local communities.