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Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Niche 245: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra (detail)

大足北山石窟第245龕觀無量壽經變相

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位於窟群北段。龕寬2.6公尺,高4.7公尺,進深1.2公尺。造像典出《觀無量壽經》,係以雕刻形式表現西方極樂淨土。龕正中刻西方三聖,阿彌陀佛居中,左右分別為觀音、大勢至菩薩。三聖像皆結跏趺坐於蓮座上,身後有背光,上刻寶蓋;佛寶蓋下之摩尼寶珠放出四道毫光,分左右飄繞於龕頂。龕頂正中刻覆蓮寶蓋,寶蓋四周四身飛天,環繞翱翔;寶蓋左、右側各有一朵祥雲,雲中刻箏、笙、琵琶、箜篌、法螺、鼓等諸樂器。
 龕內上部以宏偉的建築群為背景,表現西方極樂淨土盛況,殿、台、樓、廊、欄、橋上均有無數菩薩和童子或坐或立,或合十或憑欄眺望。南北兩壁上部刻八功德水,化生童子或自蓮花中出,或泛舟池中;下部為諸菩薩像,均雙手合十坐於蓮座上。
 西方三聖座底欄杆下面,以梯台形式刻出九品往生;最下部方格內浮雕阿闍世王(491~459 BCE在位)幽閉父王母后圖。龕外側南北門框內浮雕十六觀。全龕的佛、菩薩、諸天以及供養人等人物形象共計五百六十餘身,大者54公分,小者2.5公分,或坐或立,十分生動。整體結構布局既嚴整又富於變化。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 292.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Niche 245: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 292.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Niche 245: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:292.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Niche 245: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 292).
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pages = 292,
title = {{Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Niche 245: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra}},
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