Diamond Sutra (right end section)
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Diamond Sutra (left end section)
Diamond Sutra - Preface Inscription; By Da Shou; Seal script
金剛經 查昇
中國
卷末有書家自署「康熙三十三年（1694）十一月朔十日書于武林僧舍」，內容為查昇抄寫《金剛般若波羅蜜經》，卷前引首書「藏山傳人」，書風樸厚，是被清代（1644～1911）金石家阮元譽為「金石僧」的達受大師所書，「藏山傳人」之意，很可能是表示該卷《金剛經》書跡可以藏之名山、傳之後人，可見此卷的貴重。
查昇為清康熙年間（1662～1722）著名書法家，一般皆認為其學習董其昌書風，衡諸此卷，確實微微帶有董其昌所詮釋的顏真卿《多寶塔碑》書風，只是用筆更輕，結字也未見唐楷般的緊湊森嚴。也因如此，查昇此作筆畫便顯露多一些輕巧，舒展而略左傾的結字，加上從董其昌習得的寬疏章法，呈現出和緩而空靈的情調，可說是在文人品味美學下的寫經佳作。
參考釋文：金剛般若波羅蜜經／姚秦三藏法師鳩摩羅什譯／法會因由分第一／如是我聞一時佛在舍衛國祇樹給／孤獨園與大比丘眾千二百五十人／俱爾時世尊食時著衣持鉢入舍衛／大城乞食於其城中次第乞已還至／本處飯食訖收衣鉢洗足已敷座而／坐／善現啟請分第二／時長老須菩提在大眾中即從座起／偏袒右肩右膝著地合掌恭敬而白
如露亦如電 應即如是觀／佛說是經已長老須菩提及諸比丘／比丘尼優婆塞優婆夷一切世間天／人阿修羅聞佛所說皆大歡喜信受／奉行／金剛般若波羅蜜經／康熙三十三年十一月朔十日書于／武林僧舍 龍山查昇
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Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Diamond Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 57.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Diamond Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:57.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Diamond Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 57).
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