Bezeklik Cave 17: Western Pure Land
柏孜克里克石窟第17窟西方淨土變相
新疆吐魯番
位於窟頂南側。窟頂分層分格繪製《觀無量壽經》、《法華經》等經變圖，該圖為其中的觀無量壽經變，也稱之為西方淨土變。經云，修習淨土法門，上、中、下三根皆得往生，依此三根分為九品，代表九種層次的修行。
畫面下部八功德水池中有一座六邊形樓台，長出三株蓮花，阿彌陀佛及觀音、大勢至二脇侍菩薩坐於莖端蓮花座上。阿彌陀佛身光、頭光中放射出光芒。池中蓮花挺立，有全開、半開、未開三種，以花開之遲速，代表往生品位。片片蓮葉上托著化生童子。旁邊有「上品上生」、「上品中生」直至「下品下生」，共三品九生的墨書漢文榜題。作品使用土紅、石綠色，敷彩簡淡而著力於線描。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 135.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bezeklik Cave 17: Western Pure Land." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bezeklik Cave 17: Western Pure Land" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:135.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bezeklik Cave 17: Western Pure Land. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 135).
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