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Kelaniya Temple New Image House: Protecting the Buddha’s Tooth Relic

肯蘭尼耶王大寺護送佛牙圖

斯里蘭卡

位於斯里蘭卡可侖坡(Colombo)東郊的肯蘭尼耶王大寺(Kelaniya Temple)新殿南面耳室正壁。由該國二十世紀著名新古典派畫家曼迪斯(Solius Mendis)繪製。描繪四世紀時,印度羯陵伽國戰亂,公主艾瑪瑪菈(Hemamala)密藏一枚佛牙舍利於髮髻中,在丈夫陀多王子(Dantakumara)護送下前往錫蘭(今斯里蘭卡)之情景。
 據十二世紀錫蘭高僧達摩揭諦(Dhammakitti)撰《佛牙史》載,佛牙送至錫蘭時,正逢吉祥雲色王(Sirimeghavanna,303~311在位)治國之期,佛牙受到最高之禮敬,成為鎮國之寶。
 畫中公主及王子著婆羅門服飾,攜帶水壺及簡單行囊,於林間邊趕路邊交談。王子右手執三叉戟,左脇挾雨傘,顯示二人長途跋涉的風險。公主髻頂間現光環,代表佛牙舍利密藏之處。此畫溫婉細膩,色調柔和,人物形象自然,優美典雅,使觀者有身歷其境之感。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 414.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Kelaniya Temple New Image House: Protecting the Buddha’s Tooth Relic." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 414.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Kelaniya Temple New Image House: Protecting the Buddha’s Tooth Relic" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:414.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Kelaniya Temple New Image House: Protecting the Buddha’s Tooth Relic. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 414).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O},
pages = 414,
title = {{Kelaniya Temple New Image House: Protecting the Buddha’s Tooth Relic}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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