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Kinnari

Gilt copper alloy

金銅金翅鳥

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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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year = {2016}}


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