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Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Cave 176: Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya (detail)

大足北山石窟第176窟彌勒下生經變相

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位於窟群中段。平頂長方形窟,寬1.95公尺,高2.72公尺,進深2.4公尺。窟北壁外側上方題記「妝鑾彌勒下生經一堵」、「本州匠人伏元俊男世能鐫彌勒泗州大聖時丙午(1126)歲題」。
 窟內造像依據《彌勒下生經》,正壁(東壁)前設低壇,壇上主像彌勒佛螺髮,面相豐圓,著通肩式袈裟,右手置於腹前,左手撫膝。結跏趺坐於仰蓮座上,蓮座下為束腰須彌座,束腰處刻三獅蹲立舉座,三獅間壼門內浮雕伎樂拍板、吹簫。佛背靠龍頭椅,椅背後浮雕菩提樹。佛頭頂上方懸七寶蓋,再上有大寶樓閣。寶蓋兩側各有體態輕盈的飛天一身。寶蓋中四道毫光飄出。佛兩側為迦葉和阿難二弟子,皆雙手合十,身著袈裟。弟子身後另有數十位姿態各異的人物形象。
 窟南北二壁主像分別為騎獅文殊菩薩與騎象普賢菩薩,均頭部損毀。二壁其餘壁面據經文雕刻有儴佉王率八萬四千大臣、佛母梵摩越率八萬四千綵女往至佛所求作沙門及樹上生衣等情節,人物眾多,惜已風化嚴重。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 285.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Cave 176: Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 285.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Cave 176: Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:285.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Cave 176: Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 285).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E},
pages = 285,
title = {{Dazu Rock Carvings Beishan Cave 176: Illustration of the Sutra on the Descent of Maitreya}},
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year = {2016}}


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