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Vajra and Bell

Gilt copper alloy

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Toji Temple: Vajra and Bell

金銅金剛法具

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製於中國唐代(618~907),以五股金剛鈴、杵和金剛盤為一組。一九六一年指定為日本國寶。
 據《東寶記》有關教王護國寺古紀錄中散見的記載,法具為空海大師攜回日本的寶物,曾於宮中正月舉行的七日密教修法儀式中使用,後成為日本真言密教法具之典型。
 金剛鈴為銅質鎏金,柄端為五股杵,握柄中央鼓起,四面鏨刻鬼目,其上下施以八葉仰覆蓮瓣,中間以繩鈕束腰。上段杵頂中央為主股,外圍銳利的雲形四鉤向內曲拱。下段鈴身溜肩,表面設三道凸弦紋作區隔,內垂吊鐵製鍛造之鈴鐸。
 五股金剛杵中段握柄作八棱形,刻有鬼目,其上下亦飾仰覆蓮瓣。主股作八棱形,較外圍四股稍長。金剛盤呈三葉蓮瓣形,寬平沿,淺腹,平底。盤面線刻八鋒輪寶、金剛杵及各種三昧耶形等圖案。盤緣設一圈蓮瓣紋,盤下三足施忍冬蔓草紋。
 

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 358.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Vajra and Bell." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 358.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Vajra and Bell" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:358.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Vajra and Bell. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 358).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts },
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volume = 18,
year = {2016}}


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