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Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha (first story, north wall niche, exterior, right side)

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Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha (detail) (first story, north wall niche, exterior, right side)

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Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha (first story, north wall niche, exterior, left side)

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Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha - male heavenly musician (first story, north wall niche, exterior, left side)

阿爾奇寺阿●(門+三人)佛圖

印度

位於阿爾奇寺(Alchi Gompa)三層堂(Sumtsek)第一層北壁龕外東、西側。東側畫面保存較為完好,西側因遭雨水侵蝕而多處漫漶,於一九八○年代修復。
 二幅壁畫各以一較大的阿●(門+三人)佛為主尊,佛居龕中,四周圍繞造型相近的小型阿●(門+三人)佛,總計七百一十二尊,均呈藍色身相,著紅色袈裟,作觸地印,趺坐於白象之背。
 東側主尊手作觸地印,結跏趺坐,以並立蓮台上的五隻白象為座,下為仰覆蓮台。尊像後方飾一金邊大圓輪,圓輪上方和下方兩側皆有飛天獻供。上方飛天現四臂,其中兩身合托一盤,上置朵瑪;下方兩側飛天呈二臂,姿態曼妙。圓輪下方中央置法輪,兩側各坐一人,皆持麈尾,畫面右側者著袈裟,捧鉢,左側者現菩薩相,其前並置寶瓶與法螺,上盛供品。
 東側佛龕布局左右對稱,柱頭各飾一對緊那羅,形象矮小逗趣。柱頭上摩竭魚張牙舞爪,負馱持樂器神祇。二摩竭魚如龍身蜿蜒向上,身緣繪彩色卷雲紋,二尾相連成拱,尾端由展翼、持珠串的獅形白獸張口銜執。龕頂左右外側各繪一身四臂飛天,手持麈尾、花環等物。龕柱飾數瑞獸疊立。龕下底座橫列九人,中間一人雙臂外展支地、身體倒立,餘者均呈舞姿,或擊鼓,或拈花,或持物。
 西側主尊之身相及龕形與東側相似,然佛龕裝飾較為樸拙。佛著綴有「卍」字之紅色袒右袈裟,身後飾藍邊大圓輪,內繪諸多四臂飛天,持物供養。圓輪下方兩側各有一男子,俯首禮敬,其四周飾法螺。
 西側龕柱由下至上依次由大象、雪獅及鳥首獸身之神獸相疊而成,神獸背上有男、女二樂神。畫面右側男樂神紅色身相,戴寶冠,手執麈尾,著緊身衣,上綴飾雙獅回首對視的圓形圖案,此別致的圖案亦見於該殿天花紋飾。女樂神手持樂器狀似長笛,身姿奇特。
 龕下須彌座繪有兩排圖像,上排為七尊神祇,畫面左側三尊已漫漶;中間一尊四臂神祇,位於主尊正下方,似以二主臂托舉佛龕;右側神祇身形殊異,依次手執麈尾、坐騎雪獅、手持弦琴。下排繪五組動物圖案,由右而左為天鵝、灰隼、羊與馬、獅與象、狐與蛇,其上方之連弧形飾帶代表群山,其間穿插小型樹木,以藍天白雲為背景。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 6.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 6.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:6.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 6).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 6,
title = {{Alchi Monastery Three Story Hall: Aksobhya Buddha}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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