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Abhayagiri Vihara: Semicircular Moon Stone

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無畏山寺月形石

斯里蘭卡

位於斯里蘭卡中北省阿努拉德普勒(Anuradhapura, North Central Province)無畏山寺(Abhayagiri Vihara)入口處。月形石和守護神一般置於佛塔和寺院之入口處,為斯里蘭卡石刻藝術中最獨特之處。月形石為花崗岩或石灰岩雕刻而成,鋪於兩尊守護神之間,呈半圓狀,表面刻有數圈圖案。從阿努拉德普勒時期(4世紀BCE~10世紀)到波羅那魯瓦時期(Polonnaruwa,11~13世紀)均遺存了許多傑出作品。
 此月形石為阿努拉德普勒晚期所造,堪稱斯里蘭卡同類作品中之佼佼者。外圈刻劃火焰紋,第二圈為獅、牡牛、象和馬等四種聖獸,以右繞方式依序排列,內側尚有多圈卷草紋、鵝和蓮瓣等圖案,部分學者認為乃分別象徵貪愛、生老病死、欲望、修道人和出離三界。參拜者須洗淨雙足,踏上月形石,低頭凝視腳下圖案,使心情穩定,身心皆淨,再登上階梯步入殿堂。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 1.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Abhayagiri Vihara: Semicircular Moon Stone." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 1.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Abhayagiri Vihara: Semicircular Moon Stone" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:1.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Abhayagiri Vihara: Semicircular Moon Stone. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 1).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F},
pages = 1,
title = {{Abhayagiri Vihara: Semicircular Moon Stone}},
volume = 10,
year = {2016}}


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