Ajanta Cave 17: Saddanta Jataka
阿旃陀石窟第17窟六牙象王本生圖
印度馬哈拉施特拉邦奧蘭加巴德
位於阿旃陀石窟（Ajanta Caves）第17窟大廳前壁右側，畫面今多處剝落。取材自南傳《本生經》，描繪佛陀過去世為六牙象王時，遭一王妃挾怨設計，仍不改仁慈本性，捨身拯救無辜之菩薩行持。
圖中情節為象王中箭後，知獵人若不能完成使命取得象牙，回宮後必被國王、王妃處死，於是自拔象牙布施予獵人。背景為高大的樹木，隱見象群聚居。象王位於右側，占了逾半畫面，以長鼻卷牙。左側畫獵人三個連續的動作，依次為虔敬跪拜象王、邊收拾工具邊回首仰視象王、轉身離去等，這種表現手法成為當時故事畫描繪的一大特色。
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Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ajanta Cave 17: Saddanta Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 50.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ajanta Cave 17: Saddanta Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:50.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ajanta Cave 17: Saddanta Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 50).
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