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Mahathupa: Elephant Wall

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斯里蘭卡中北省阿努拉德普勒

譯名為Mahathupa。又稱魯般瓦利沙亞佛塔(Ruwanwelisaya)。位於斯里蘭卡中北省阿努拉德普勒古城(Anuradhapura, North Central Province)。木扠伽摩尼王(Dutthagamani,161~137 BCE在位)建於西元前一四三年,塔貌似泡沫,象徵諸行無常,為當時全世界最大的佛塔。此後屢經修建,二十世紀初修復後呈今日風貌。被譽為斯里蘭卡最大最宏偉的佛塔。大塔所在之阿努拉德普勒被尊為聖城,曾是斯里蘭卡政治、宗教首都,昌盛一時,城內遍布宮殿、寺院及其他古蹟。一九八二年隨阿努拉德普勒古城整體列為聯合國教科文組織世界文化遺產。
 該塔高約91.5公尺,塔身直徑約90.8公尺,塔基寬廣,塔身雪白,塔剎頂端塗金。塔內佛堂奉祀佛陀舍利,塔外走廊上有數尊八世紀石灰岩雕成的佛立像。繞塔而行,可見佛陀本生故事圖像以及大塔創建者木扠伽摩尼王雙手合十的雕像;廣場四角有該塔模型;圍牆外嵌入一千九百隻實物大小的護塔泥塑大象。隨著佛教從斯里蘭卡東傳,此塔之造型亦傳至泰國、緬甸等國家,影響深遠。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 716.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Mahathupa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 716.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Mahathupa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:716.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Mahathupa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 716).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Lancaster, Lewis,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S},
pages = 716,
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volume = 3,
year = {2016}}


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