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Sanchi Stupa 1: Mahakapi Jataka

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桑奇一號塔猴王本生圖

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位於西門南柱正面。刻劃佛陀於過去生為猴王時,遇山中枯旱,而領五百猴到河對岸的皇家果園覓食。國王知悉後下令張網獵捕,猴王為救猴群,以身作橋助猴群逃脫,最後兩腋俱斷,墜落水邊而被捕獲。臨終的猴王被送至國王面前,並為其開示治國之道,同時請求放過猴群。國王深受猴王捨身濟眾的仁德感動,敕令全國聽任猴群取食,又遵照其教誨治理國家,而成為賢王。
 畫面中一道河流蜿蜒而下,波紋迂迴,顯示水勢湍急。最上方可見猴王橫跨河流,前肢攀樹,腿繫藤蔓,正營救群猴;樹上尚有兩隻獼猴,對岸岩間脫險的同伴回頭張望;猴王下方二人張開圍裙等候猴王墜落。樹下為猴王及國王對談,下方刻劃國王乘騎,由擎傘隨從和士兵簇擁,前往果園捕獵,故事情節錯落有致。
 除主要人物外,從岩層注入河流的瀑布、河中姿態各異的游魚、山林岩石間的猴群、交頭接耳的士兵等細節的描刻,構成了精彩生動的畫面。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 955.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Sanchi Stupa 1: Mahakapi Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 955.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sanchi Stupa 1: Mahakapi Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:955.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sanchi Stupa 1: Mahakapi Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 955).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr},
pages = 955,
title = {{Sanchi Stupa 1: Mahakapi Jataka}},
volume = 12,
year = {2016}}


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