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Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings - Virupaksa

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Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings - Dhrtarastra

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Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings - Vaisravana

東大寺四天王像

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位於法華堂須彌壇四隅,以守護主尊不空●(Q)索觀音,均高達3公尺餘,手持器物,足踏邪鬼,顯示其威猛。一九五二年指定為日本國寶。
 東方持國天王,右手執三叉戟,左手貼住腰身,上穿革衣,胸部至膝著鎧甲,腹帶、肩甲刻飾獅首,手足穿戴護臂、護脛具。
 南方增長天王,戴頭盔,著鎧甲,肩披帔巾,雙手持三叉戟,腳踏二邪鬼,強力扭轉腰身,上身微側前傾,置重心於左足,蹙眉,目光凝視遠方。
 北方多聞天王,右手握三叉戟,左手屈臂,掌心向上,體軀直立,身披肩甲、胸甲、手甲等多層甲褂。
 西方廣目天王,左手持卷,右手平肘執筆,雙眼睜開,目光如炬,緊閉嘴唇,下頦凸出,表現內斂的力量。
 四天王像仍留存當初的漆繪貼金,以及團花紋、卷草寶相花紋、鳳凰紋與雲氣紋等裝飾圖案,並描繪朱、丹、綠青、群青等漸層彩色。從細緻之塑形,鎧甲邊緣之紋樣,推測係八世紀中葉所製。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1221.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1221.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1221.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1221).
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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 St-Z},
pages = 1221,
title = {{Todaiji Temple Lotus Hall: Four Heavenly Kings}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}


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