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Kuya; Kamakura period

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僧人 雕塑卷

法名光勝。生於九○三年,卒於九七二年。日本平安時代(794~1185)中期淨土宗僧。籍貫不詳,二十多歲於尾張(今愛知)國分寺出家,自稱空也。後遊歷諸國,天慶元年(938)返回京都,於市井勸化世人念佛,將佛教普及於庶民。以念佛附和節拍歡喜唱念,邊叩鉦邊拍手相和,圍成圓圈來回舞蹈,此種念佛方式被稱為空也念佛,後人尊奉為「踊念佛之祖」。並致力於救濟貧病、鑿井、架橋、鋪路、教化等善行,時人稱為市聖、阿彌陀聖。
 天曆二年(948)於比叡山延曆寺師事座主延昌,受大乘戒。天曆五年建立京都西光寺,示寂後改稱六波羅蜜寺。
 擅長雕刻佛像、書寫經文。傳世作品有京都六波羅蜜寺主尊十一面觀音菩薩立像、四天王立像,皆為日本重要文化財。此外,亦刻有一丈觀音菩薩像、梵天、帝釋天及四天王像等。另費時十三年,以金泥書寫《大般若經》完成供養。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 149.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Kuya." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , vol. 19, 2016, pp. 149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Yichao, Mankuang, and Miaohsi. 2016. "Kuya" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People , 19:149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Yichao, Mankuang, & Miaohsi.. (2016). Kuya. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People (Vol. 19, pp. 149).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People },
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title = {{Kuya}},
volume = 19,
year = {2016}}


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