Potala Palace: Tapestry of Yamantaka
Silk
織錦大威德金剛像
中國
為密教五大本尊之一，鎮守西方。其異像極多，胎藏界曼荼羅持明院之像，全身青黑色，呈忿怒形；騎乘水牛之像亦頗多。
像作九面三十六臂，十六足。九面分三層，下層七面，居中主面呈牛頭形，戴骷髏寶冠；中層紅面佛像，係表無量壽佛示現的忿怒相；頂層黃面為文殊菩薩，象徵慈善和平。
大威德金剛身前二主臂手握杵及鉞刀，二器相接為其造像特徵；餘三十四臂伸向外側，各持鈴、杵、刀、劍、弓、瓶、戟及傘等法器。十六足踏十六種動物，代表降伏邪魔和愚癡。圓拱形背屏中央為饕餮，兩側有化生童子及摩竭魚，紋飾繁複。
整件作品在青錦地上以平金、套針和纏針法製成，金光閃爍，華麗異常，形象線條流暢，生動自然。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 240.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Potala Palace: Tapestry of Yamantaka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Potala Palace: Tapestry of Yamantaka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:240.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Potala Palace: Tapestry of Yamantaka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 240).
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