Dayun Yuan Temple Amitabha Hall: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra - Heavenly Being Scattering Flowers
大雲院維摩詰經變相之天女擎花
中國
位於彌陀殿東壁。據《維摩詰經》卷中〈觀眾生品〉記載，示疾中的維摩詰居士為前來問疾的文殊師利等諸菩薩及舍利弗等大弟子、諸天人說法，「時維摩詰室有一天女，見諸大人聞所說法，便現其身，即以天華，散諸菩薩、大弟子上。華至諸菩薩，即皆墮落，至大弟子，便著不墮。一切弟子神力去華，不能令去。」
圖中擎花天女髮髻高豎，著廣袖束胸長裙，右手托花盤，左手拈花；側有「天女擎花」榜題。此像雖亦具有與殿內所繪菩薩相類的圓潤面龐和飽滿身軀，然髮式、衣著、表情等細部刻劃都更具世俗色彩，應為當時貴族婦女的真實寫照。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 188.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Dayun Yuan Temple Amitabha Hall: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra - Heavenly Being Scattering Flowers." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 188.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Dayun Yuan Temple Amitabha Hall: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra - Heavenly Being Scattering Flowers" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:188.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Dayun Yuan Temple Amitabha Hall: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra - Heavenly Being Scattering Flowers. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 188).
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