In the time of Mongolian Yuan dynasty, the nomadic empire embraced and revitalized Buddhism during its short reign. As the constructions of Buddhist caves at southwestern China ordered by the royalties, and the establishment of the bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs that manages the production of Buddhist sculptures and paintings by the state masters, not only show the great impact from Tibetan Buddhist art to Yuan dynasty, but also indicate the flourishment of Buddhist art production during the time.

In Ming dynasty, Buddhism live inclusively with other religions. The royalties conduct many Buddhist offering ceremonies, such as the Shui-lu (Water and land) ceremonies. During this period of time, in the era of Yongxuan, the techniques of making gold and bronze Buddhist statues were well developed. In shanshu (virtue books) and baojuan (precious scrolls), there are many recorded legends relating to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, such as the belief of the Southeastern Sea Guanyin Bodhisattva, which was also recorded in these types of literatures. During this period not only the appearance of the Buddhist sculptures varied, even the ways of grouping sculptures were diverse. Moreover, the sculptures of the Arhats were even designed closely related to the daily life at the time.

The Buddhist chants and songs in the Yuan and Ming dynasties have passed down for centuries, even the systems of Buddhist belief as well as the presentations of the sculptures have all progressed in a more familiar look to us now.