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Yakushiji Temple: Mahadevi

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吉祥天像

日本

此像為日本最早的麻布彩畫,為祈願國泰民安、五榖豐登,每年於奈良藥師寺正月舉行吉祥悔過會之主尊。吉祥天在日本代表財富與美貌,通常繪以宮廷貴婦模樣,現今仍有商店供奉其像以期招財進寶。作品約繪製於八世紀下半葉。一九五一年被指定為日本國寶。
 此像頭頂光圈,高髮髻上飾以花簪,具中國唐代(618~907)美人臉龐,蛾眉,豐頰,朱唇,身著絹紗天衣,衣紋圖案乃初唐(618~712)式樣。吉祥天左手托如意寶珠向前伸出,表滿足眾生願望;右手掌心朝下,作摩頂狀。身體朝左輕移,帔帛飄揚。畫作使用工筆、暈染、碎金等細緻手法,同類作品中色彩無出其右。身軀淡紅,於彩繪的衣裳施以淡白色,似呈現透明薄紗,此特殊技法,成為後代佛畫之範例。
 吉祥天又稱摩訶室利、室唎天女、吉祥功德天,為施福德之女神。《金光明經》卷二〈功德品〉或《金光明最勝王經》卷八〈大吉祥天女品〉皆有記載。吉祥悔過法會早於奈良天平寶字三年(759)以前已有此法會,奈良神護景雲三年(769)之後成為寺院正月年中行事。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 1039.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Yakushiji Temple: Mahadevi." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 1039.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Yakushiji Temple: Mahadevi" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:1039.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Yakushiji Temple: Mahadevi. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 1039).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 1039,
title = {{Yakushiji Temple: Mahadevi}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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