Ajanta Cave 17: Buddha Teaching the Dharma
Stone
阿旃陀石窟第17窟佛說法像
印度馬哈拉施特拉邦奧蘭加巴德
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第17窟佛龕。佛帶圓形頭光，高肉髻，螺髮稠密，面相敦厚。著袒右袈裟，薄衣覆體。結跏趺坐，作說法印，手指已殘損。整體造型雄偉富於量感。兩側脇侍菩薩皆右手持拂塵，左手持蓮花，盛飾瓔珞，繫腰帶，著長裙。上方飛天披帔帛，姿態富有動感。
台座正立面刻法輪及相對而臥的雙鹿，代表在鹿野苑的初次說法。座前有一對身形較小，雙手托鉢恭立的供養人，組成生動的群像。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 40.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Buddha Teaching the Dharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Buddha Teaching the Dharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:40.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Buddha Teaching the Dharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 40).
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