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Ｕｎｉｑｕｅ　Ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｉｎ　Ｔｉｂｅｔａｎ　Ｂｕｄｄｈｉｓｔ　Ｓｕｔｒａｓ 　　 　　Yoga figures 　　The illustrations for Tibetan sutras are coloured in two ways: in black and white or colours - the monotone illustrations accompanying Tibetan characters and usually engraved on woodblocks. The illustrations are often showed on the cover pages or two sides of the head pages of sutras; they are frequently displayed at two frames and in the middle of end pages. In this paper, I am going to introduce the illustrations in the sutra book entitled Eight Thousand Odes. The book is also given the title Eight Thousand Prayers of Prajna. This is a woodcut book that I believe features a unique art style by including a large number of illustrations. Two different figures are regularly presented on both sides of each page. In total, the book contains 1000-odd illustrations. 　　With a total of 24 volumes, including 32 sections, the book has been translated into Tibetan by Indian scholars (Shakya Sena and Kyana Siddhi) and a Tibetan translator (Lotsawa Dhashila). It is quite popular book amongst Tibetan Buddhist believers, and almost every family keeps it in family shrine in order to offer frequent family sacrifices and recitation. They believe the superhuman strength of the sutra will bless their family member with safety, peace, and good fortune. 　　 　　Shakyamuni 　　The illustrations in this sutra usually include the figures of Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Avalokitesvara, Tara, accomplished monks, and figures of outstanding merit and virtue. In accordance with religious requirements, sketching or shaping all of these figures must strictly follow the rules prescribed in the Statue Measurement Sutra, in particular such figures as Buddha, Bodhisattvas, Avalokitesvara and Tara. This includes the postures, quality, hand pose, and even the accessories worn by those figures. All instructions of measurement are illustrated in detail through religion law. Any violation of standards would be regarded as disgracing Buddha; in