Kinnari
Gilt copper alloy
金銅金翅鳥
中國
金翅鳥，梵語Suparna或Suparnin，意譯為羽毛美麗者，被視為迦樓羅鳥。印度古神話中，一種類似鷲鳥、性情猛烈的神格化巨鳥，亦是佛教護法神之一。
十六世紀西藏作品。銅質，通體鎏金。頭戴五葉寶冠，佩耳飾，披帔帛，雙手在胸前結印。頭、雙手和胸腹為人身，背後一雙鵬翅，雙足作鳥爪形。
藏傳佛教典籍載，修此護法神能消災解厄，保護居家環境，裨益修持者。因此在西藏一些重要建築的屋頂和牆壁轉角處，均可見金翅鳥形象。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 161.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kinnari." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 161.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Kinnari" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:161.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Kinnari. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 161).
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