Ajanta Cave 2: Inner Court of Tusita Heaven
阿旃陀石窟第2窟兜率內院圖
印度馬哈拉施特拉邦奧蘭加巴德
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第2窟大廳右壁。據經典記載，兜率天乃欲界六天之第四天，有內外兩院，兜率內院為即將成佛者之居處。昔時釋迦牟尼佛為菩薩時，即從此天下生人間而成佛。
圖中央之菩薩呈正面倚坐姿勢，為阿旃陀石窟壁畫中較罕見的造型。菩薩頂戴寶冠，身披瓔珞，作說法印，似正宣布即將下生至人間。兩側有天人，二侍立，四安坐，神情專注。畫面顏料雖有剝落，細部的描繪，如各人物的眼神、所佩戴的瓔珞、寶座的裝飾、左側侍女所持的拂塵等，仍清晰可辨。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 24.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 2: Inner Court of Tusita Heaven." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 24.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 2: Inner Court of Tusita Heaven" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:24.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 2: Inner Court of Tusita Heaven. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 24).
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