Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching (detail)
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佛遺教經 張即之
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張即之七十歲時所書。原為摺冊，後改裝成卷。凡二百三十五行，滿行十字，計二千三百五十字。張即之晚年篤信佛教，喜好書寫佛教經卷，此卷為張氏著名小楷之一。
《佛遺教經》乃敘述佛陀入涅槃前，對弟子們作最後垂教之事蹟，謂佛入滅後，當以戒為師，精進道業，要離瞋恚、憍慢等。與《四十二章經》、《溈山警策》合稱佛祖三經。
張即之字溫夫，號樗寮。和州歷陽（今安徽和縣）人。為南宋（1127～1279）著名書家，以能書聞名天下，金（1115～1234）人亦珍視其翰墨。此書行筆、結體在褚遂良、歐陽詢之間，揮寫自如，點畫輕重富有節奏感，轉折頓挫分明，線條勁健中見秀潤，並在規整中求變化，揮運之中又參以行書筆意，故風姿俊秀、瀟灑飄逸，為其晚年佳作之一。
參考釋文：佛遺教經／釋迦牟尼佛初轉法輪度／阿若憍陳如最後說法度／須跋陀羅所應度者皆已／度訖於娑羅雙樹間將入／涅槃是時中夜寂然無聲／教誨／佛遺教經／張即之七十歲寫／寶祐三年夏至日
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 250.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 250.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:250.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Sutra on the Buddha’s Bequeathed Teaching. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 250).
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