Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas (detail)
Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas (left panel)
Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas (middle panel)
Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas (right panel)
阿彌陀佛及聖眾來迎圖
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此三幅圖表現阿彌陀佛由菩薩伴隨，從空中降臨，迎接往生者之情景，繪製於十四世紀。中幅描繪阿彌陀佛立於卷雲上，雙重頭光放出毫光，面貌安詳從容，足踏二蓮台。右手施無畏印，左手作與願印，其手勢似接引往生者至極樂淨土。主尊前端為觀音、大勢至二菩薩，微躬身，觀音手捧蓮台迎接往生者，大勢至則雙手合掌，以示尊敬、歡迎。
左右二幅各有一位僧侶陪同來迎，其他菩薩彈奏著樂器，為兩位舞蹈者伴奏，樂器分別有琵琶、手鼓、腰鼓、橫笛、豎笛、鐃、箜篌、排簫等。容貌服飾豐富多彩，或站立，或趺坐，或手舞足蹈，儀態柔美，風姿綽約。作品線條流暢，設色典雅，技法洗練，場面壯觀，顯示當時淨土信仰之盛行。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 30.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 30.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:30.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Amitabha Buddha and Bodhisattvas. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 30).
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