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無量壽經 嵇璜

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一九六○年浙江省嘉興市嘉善縣大勝寺塔出土。原作為經摺裝,抄寫《無量壽經》經文,書寫者為清代(1644~1911)名臣嵇璜。卷前扉畫為說法圖,卷後有護法圖,這一種形式的抄經,常見於清宮舊藏,再加上卷後嵇璜款署為「臣嵇璜敬書」,則其由來,或許是皇家主導、奉獻於寺宇者。
 此作結字寬綽、用筆穩厚,透露出唐代(618~907)顏真卿書風的影響,筆畫又多以圓筆修飾,去除了顏字「細筋入骨如秋鷹」的遒勁,所以更顯得溫和富態,在金字的輝映中,表現一片佛門安靜莊嚴的境地。
 嵇璜字尚佐,晚號拙修,清代水利專家、大學士,無錫人。工書法,袁牧稱其:「精小楷,能於胡麻上作書。」
 參考釋文:佛說無量壽經卷上/曹魏康僧鎧譯/我聞如是一時佛住王舍城耆闍崛山中與/大比丘眾萬二千人俱一切大聖神通已達/其名曰尊者了本際尊者正願尊者正語尊/者大號尊者仁賢尊者離垢尊者名聞尊者/善實尊者具足尊者牛王尊者優樓頻螺迦/葉尊者伽耶迦葉尊者那提迦葉尊者摩訶/迦葉尊者舍利弗尊者大目犍連尊者劫賓/那尊者大住尊者大淨志尊者摩訶周那尊/者滿願子尊者離障尊者流灌尊者堅伏尊/者面王尊者異乘尊者仁性尊者嘉樂尊者/善來尊者羅云尊者阿難皆如斯等上首者/也又與大乘眾菩薩俱普賢菩薩妙德菩薩/慈氏菩薩等此賢劫中一切菩薩又賢護寺/十六正士善思議菩薩信慧菩薩空無菩薩/神通華菩薩光英菩薩慧上菩薩智幢菩薩/寂根菩薩願慧菩薩香象菩薩寶英菩薩中/住菩薩制行菩薩解脫菩薩皆遵普賢大士/之德具諸菩薩無量行願安住一切功德之/法遊步十方行權方便入佛法藏究竟彼岸/於無量世界現成等覺處兜術天宏宣正法/捨彼天宮降神母胎從右脅生現行七步光

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 44.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dasheng Temple Pagoda: Infinite Life Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Dasheng Temple Pagoda: Infinite Life Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Dasheng Temple Pagoda: Infinite Life Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 44).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy },
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