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Bazhong Rock Carvings Shuining Temple: Niche 4

巴中水寧寺石窟

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位於四川省巴中市城東37公里的水寧鎮水寧村水寧寺、千佛崖、佛龕村及二郎山等處,此地是古代巴蜀通往漢中的必經之地。水寧寺舊稱始寧寺,古寺今已無存。現存三十九龕,造像三百一十六尊。第1~11龕分布於水寧寺,第12~20龕分布於千佛崖,第21~34龕分布於佛龕村,第35~39龕位於二郎山。其中位於原寺後山崖上的第1~9龕均鑿於盛唐(712~756),是巴中現存石窟中最具藝術價值、雕刻最精美的龕像。
 第1龕為雙重龕,外方內佛帳形,龕內並立一佛二菩薩,藥師佛居中,左手托藥鉢,右手執錫杖,觀音與大勢至二菩薩脇侍左右;內龕外側為力士;龕楣兩側各雕一飛天,飄舞於祥雲之中。第2龕為釋迦牟尼佛說法龕,佛左右立迦葉、阿難二弟子及二菩薩、二力士,外龕兩壁立供養人,內龕二菩薩身後各立一著世俗裝的婦女,頭綰高髻。
 第4龕為外方內圓拱形龕,龕柱和龕楣透雕纏枝忍冬紋。內龕正壁觀音頭戴寶冠,左右侍立善財、龍女;龕柱外側立二天王,壇下雕有博山形香爐,壇前左右各開一小龕,內雕供養人。第8龕內雕一佛二弟子二菩薩二天王像,天龍八部分布於兩壁諸像間,二力士立於柱前;主尊佛身後飾菩提雙樹,座側左右各雕一供養菩薩,龕頂二飛天翱翔左右。該龕造像人物眾多,布局疏密有致。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 113.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Bazhong Rock Carvings Shuining Temple." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 113.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bazhong Rock Carvings Shuining Temple" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:113.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bazhong Rock Carvings Shuining Temple. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 113).
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