Stele of Master Xinxing (detail)
Rubbing
信行禪師碑 薛稷
中國
全稱《隋大善知識信行禪師興教之碑》。越王李貞撰文，薛稷書。原碑已佚，僅有清代（1644～1911）何紹基舊藏剪裱孤本傳世。信行禪師為隋代（581～618）僧，力倡第三階之佛教，廢具足戒，強調苦行忍辱、從事勞役，並以乞食為生。此碑記載信行禪師創三階教的傳法事蹟。
此書妍麗纖瘦，骨力特盛，結體疏朗，字體偏長，筆勢灑脫宕逸，有靈動之姿，為其代表作品；或謂乃開啟宋徽宗（1100～1125在位）「瘦金體」之先河。
薛稷字嗣通。初唐（618～712）書畫家。蒲州汾陰（今山西萬榮）人。書法師承褚遂良，與歐陽詢、虞世南及褚遂良，並稱為初唐四大家。
參考釋文：同極業契初依之／躅仁逾後際之用／酌金河之茂典解／沙界之深●（糸+厘）起十／受於心靈遵三捨
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 239.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Stele of Master Xinxing." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 239.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Stele of Master Xinxing" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:239.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Stele of Master Xinxing. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 239).
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