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Gal Vihara Rock Carvings: Reclining Buddha

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Gal Vihara Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha

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Gal Vihara Rock Carvings: Seated Buddha Niche

伽爾寺佛像

斯里蘭卡

位於斯里蘭卡中北省波羅那魯瓦古城(Polonnaruwa, North Central Province)伽爾寺(Gal Vihara)。佛像群於十四世紀湮沒叢林中,一八二○年由英國考古人員重新發現,被譽為最令人難忘的古代錫蘭(今斯里蘭卡)傑出作品。
 該寺磚造之佛堂乃沿低矮的山巖修建,發現時已大部分坍倒,僅存曝露於曠野中的臥佛、立佛與坐佛各一尊,以及一座佛龕,內有坐佛一尊。全部由同一塊花崗石雕鑿而成,整塊花崗石原縱橫各約50餘公尺,向內挖深5~6公尺。
 臥佛作吉祥臥,雙目緊閉,神態安詳。臥佛右方有一立像,雙臂抱胸,腳跟略提,身軀前傾,早期一般認為是阿難,近年有考古學家推測此像當為釋迦牟尼佛。坐佛雙目低垂,半跏趺坐,手結禪定印,殘存的背屏可見飾有宮殿等圖案,與佛像袈裟衣褶的式樣皆為波羅那魯瓦時期(11~13世紀)的特色。
 龕內佛像半跏趺坐於設有華蓋的寶座上,四周有梵天及飛天圍繞,似在聆聽佛陀說法,牆上壁畫仍清晰可辨。龕外並刻有銘文,記錄經典結集的因緣和僧團共住規範的訂立。這些匠心獨具的雕刻,是斯里蘭卡美術史上最引以為傲的藝術傑作。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 374.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Gal Vihara Rock Carvings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 374.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Gal Vihara Rock Carvings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:374.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Gal Vihara Rock Carvings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 374).
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author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Johnson, Peter and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L},
pages = 374,
title = {{Gal Vihara Rock Carvings}},
volume = 6,
year = {2016}}


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