Ruyi
Gilt copper alloy
Ruyi
鎏金佛經如意
中國
如意，梵語anuruddha，音譯阿那律，原為古印度爪杖，係由骨、角、竹、木等所製，形狀如雲或如手形，乃搔背止癢之用，因能搔抓手不及之處，故稱為如意。在中國及日本，皆視為吉祥持物。佛教法師於說法及法會時，亦持之以莊嚴壇場。
如意作祥雲式首，柄中央隆起，略寬，呈長方形，尾端呈梯形，四邊均作折角。表面鎏金，其首、柄和尾端的正反面均陰刻隸書《銷釋金剛科儀會要註解》卷五〈離相寂滅分第十四〉經文。如意首及柄側鐫刻連續廻紋，尾端飾結，上串蓮花綠松石珠四顆，繫黃雙穗。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 291.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ruyi." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 291.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Ruyi" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:291.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Ruyi. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 291).
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