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Mihintale: Kantaka Stupa

彌哂陀羅遺址

斯里蘭卡中北省阿努拉德普勒

譯名為Mihintale,舊名眉沙迦山(Missaka Pabbata),又稱支提山(Cetiya Pabbata)。位於斯里蘭卡中北省阿努拉德普勒古城(Anuradhapura, North Central Province)之東約11公里處,為該國佛教起源地,島上第一靈山。佛滅後二百年頃,印度阿育王(約269~232 BCE在位)派遣其子摩哂陀至錫蘭島傳法。時錫蘭天愛帝須王(Devanampiya Tissa,250~210 BCE在位)於此山狩獵,逢摩哂陀,王深受其教化並皈依三寶。此乃該國佛教之濫觴。摩哂陀晚年隱棲此山,示寂後弟子為紀念其德,將此山改名為彌哂陀羅。
 彌哂陀羅主要有阿跋沙羅塔(Ambatthala)、迦那迦室佛塔(Kantaka Cetiya)、因地卡度舍耶佛塔(Indikatuseya)等三座佛塔,現已完全修復。阿跋沙羅塔標示天愛帝須王與摩哂陀會見之處,是一石造覆鉢式塔,以石柵圍之。迦那迦室佛塔一九三四年被發掘,高12公尺,基座底部周長130公尺,是阿努拉德普勒時代(西元前4世紀〜10世紀)早期佛教建築的典範,其四個門廊結構上有精緻石雕,包括罕見的印度象頭神雕像。因地卡度舍耶佛塔之銘文當中有引用自梵文大乘經典的經文,顯示此山曾是大乘佛教中心。此外,此山各處巖面刻有記載歷代君主仁慈事蹟的銘文。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, page 736.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Mihintale." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, vol. 3, 2016, pp. 736.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang and Lewis Lancaster. 2016. "Mihintale" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S, 3:736.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, & Lancaster, L. (2016). Mihintale. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Architecture M-S (Vol. 3, pp. 736).
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