Ajanta Cave 17: Kapi Jataka
阿旃陀石窟第17窟獼猴本生圖
印度馬哈拉施特拉邦奧蘭加巴德
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第17窟大廳正壁右側，為阿旃陀石窟眾多壁畫中保存最完好者。故事出自南傳《本生經》第五一六則，描繪佛陀於過去世生為獼猴時，曾拯救誤墜懸崖的梵志，卻反被其加害，忘恩負義的梵志終招致遍身長滿膿瘡的果報。
全圖多個情節鋪排緊密。此畫面大半覆有綠葉，營造出森林中樹木繁密的效果。右下角為獼猴奮力拯救困於陷阱中的梵志；中央為獼猴救出梵志後倦極而眠，飢餓的梵志高舉石塊欲殺之果腹；左側為獼猴受傷驚醒，責備梵志不應忘恩負義。
畫面許多細部描繪至今清晰可見，如梵志行兇時面目猙獰，被獼猴教訓時則神色懊悔。獼猴俯身救人、踡伏休息、受驚坐起等姿勢形態皆活靈活現。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 44.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Kapi Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Kapi Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Kapi Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 44).
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