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Yungang Grotto 20 by Tanyao; Dated 460–465

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釋曇曜

大同 雕塑 建築

生卒年不詳。北魏(386~534)僧。少即出家,原於涼州(今甘肅武威)修習禪業,北魏太武帝(423~452在位)滅佛時,誓欲守死,密持法服器物;文成帝(452~465在位)復法時,曇曜赴京師,道中御馬銜其衣,文成帝以為異,以師事之。
 和平年間(460~465),任沙門統,提議在京西武寨山(今山西大同)開窟五所,於五所洞窟鐫建佛像,分別代表北魏五位帝王。曇曜親自主持開鑿工程,即今雲岡石窟最早的曇曜五窟,編號第16~20窟,均為大像窟,其中第19窟為五窟中最大的一窟。
 此外,曇曜組織翻譯經書《大吉義神咒經》、《淨度三昧經》和《付法藏因緣傳》等,主持佛事活動,興建多所寺院,對北魏佛教的發展具有重要的促進作用。生平事蹟見於《魏書.釋老志》及《續高僧傳》。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 255.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Tanyao." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 255.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Tanyao" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:255.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Tanyao. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 255).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
pages = 255,
title = {{Tanyao}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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