佛畫藝術是將佛法藝術化，其修學有二：一為技法修養，即骨法用筆，學習方式與書道同；二為人格修養，即依於仁，游於藝。智慧來自學習，毛筆具攝心作用，調筆如調心，守其神，專其一，佛畫講求形神兼備，畫論：「神由形而傳，形由線而立，線由筆法而成。」
一切所有相，皆是虛幻，但為說法故始有相之產生，歷代前賢以人之形象，將人性的真善美詮釋佛菩薩，並闡揚大慈大悲精神，使觀者生起慕道之心，並返照自性，學習利他精神，故佛畫具淨心勵志，是今人最佳美育。
　
Buddhist art is to turn Buddha dharma being artistic, and there are two ways of learning; one is to learn about skills as one bases on using brush-pen, and the manner of learning is very much like that with the art of book, while the second way is for personality cultivation with one grounded in virtue and surfs between arts. Since it is well noted that wisdom comes from learning, brush-pen can be heart straightening as one tunes the heart and safeguards the spirit when tuning pen for concentration. Buddhist painting stresses on essence and form as Painting Theory says, “Essence comes and transmit from form, contour stands with lines, and lines are formed with brush strokes.”
All of the reality is reckoned as hallucinatory. But for the sake to propagate Buddhism we can then find the procreation of image as sages of times before use human image as well as human virtue, beauty, authenticity to interpret Buddha, and expound the grand mercy and kindness of Buddha. In such a way, the viewers have then been enticed of spirit to take after and reflect upon themselves, and they would also learn about the spirit of altruism. Thus, Buddha painting is most heart purifying and encouraging for goodness and as the best aesthetic education for people today.