The spread of religion broadened the subjects available for auspicious designs. The Eight Tones (named for eight musical instruments used in chanting the scriptures) and the Eight Immortals, for instance, derive from Buddhism and Taoism.
宗教盛行後，吉祥圖案的題材就更廣了，如八音（八種頌經時用的樂器）、八仙等都源自佛教或道教故事。