Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree
Sandstone
桑奇二號塔菩提樹浮雕
印度
位於北面入口東隅柱南面。作品主要以供養菩提樹為題材，畫面中央刻劃二天人，高舉雙臂，托著方形金剛座。座上雕欄楯，形制與桑奇諸塔欄楯相同。欄楯內栽植菩提樹，樹枝間垂掛花環，再上為象徵王者的傘蓋，兩側可見佛教護法八部眾中的樂神緊那羅及乾闥婆，腕懸花環，合掌禮拜。
畫面下半段刻蜿蜒而上，有垂掛花朵和果實裝飾的藤蔓，間綴跳躍的羚羊和長鼻攀卷的大象，增添視覺美感。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 958.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 958.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:958.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 958).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr},
pages = 958,
title = {{Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree}},
volume = 12,
year = {2016}}
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr},
pages = 958,
title = {{Sanchi Stupa 2: Bodhi Tree}},
volume = 12,
year = {2016}}