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Ajanta Cave 9: Life of the Buddha - Conversion of the Three Kasyapa Brothers

阿旃陀石窟第9窟佛陀度化三迦葉圖

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位於阿旃陀石窟(Ajanta Caves)第9窟大廳壁面。該窟為西元前二世紀開鑿的馬蹄形支提窟(caitya),沿壁豎立列柱,大廳後方置窣堵波。此畫為五世紀中葉至下半葉期間增繪,畫於窣堵波後方之窟壁。
 據佛傳載,佛陀初轉法輪後弘化至摩揭陀國,其時信奉事火外道之優樓頻螺迦葉、伽耶迦葉、那提迦葉三兄弟,領弟子千人住於該國。三兄弟為當時有名望之長老,故四方歸信雲集。後佛陀示現種種神通度化,遂成為佛弟子,將祭火器具投入尼連禪河。此圖即描繪佛陀向三兄弟說法的情景。
 畫面多處剝落,唯主要人物仍依稀可辨。佛陀五官莊嚴肅穆,著金黃色袒右袈裟,手結轉法輪印,呈倚坐之姿。二脇侍菩薩立於佛陀身後兩側,皆神態沉穩,上身嚴飾瓔珞,手持拂塵。佛陀身旁的迦葉三兄弟均作結髮修行者之裝扮,著袒右條紋衣衫,虔敬恭立,向佛陀合十禮拜。畫面右邊繪一佛塔,與圖中佛陀等高,敷金黃色,於深色背景中顯得分外醒目。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 33.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 9: Life of the Buddha - Conversion of the Three Kasyapa Brothers." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 33.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 9: Life of the Buddha - Conversion of the Three Kasyapa Brothers" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:33.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 9: Life of the Buddha - Conversion of the Three Kasyapa Brothers. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 33).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E},
pages = 33,
title = {{Ajanta Cave 9: Life of the Buddha - Conversion of the Three Kasyapa Brothers}},
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year = {2016}}


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