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Bingling Temple Niche 171: Maitreya Buddha

炳靈寺石窟第171龕彌勒大佛

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位於下寺窟群北端,是炳靈寺石窟的標誌性造像。關於其開鑿年代,宋代(960~1279)李遠《青唐錄》記載為貞元十九年(803)。據調查推斷,其年代可能在唐開元十九年(731),為隴右群牧使、涼州觀察使薄承祧所建。
 大像龕高約30公尺,佛像石胎泥塑,高27公尺,屬大型摩崖造像。彌勒佛像善跏趺坐,頭部雕螺髻,面部方廣,白毫相,頸有三道橫紋;內著僧祇支,外著袒右袈裟,右覆偏衫;左手置腹前,已殘缺,似結定印,右手撫膝,雙腳踩蓮。腿部泥塑已脫落露出石胎。此造像體格魁梧雄健,表情慈祥莊重。是唐代(618~907)大佛中的代表作之一。
 此大佛雕造頗具匠心,造像頭胸部鑿入崖壁,佛座以下凸出崖外,形成依崖就形的龕像特點。大佛前原有窟檐木構建築,現已毀。根據明正德十二年(1517)《重修古剎靈岩寺碑記》記載,為了保護大佛,明代(1368~1644)曾在其前面修建了九層樓閣,清同治十三年(1874)毀於戰火,大佛遂完全暴露於外。大佛雖經歷代重修,仍保有唐代特色。
 

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 192.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Bingling Temple Niche 171: Maitreya Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 192.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bingling Temple Niche 171: Maitreya Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:192.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bingling Temple Niche 171: Maitreya Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 192).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E},
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title = {{Bingling Temple Niche 171: Maitreya Buddha}},
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