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不空●(上四+下絹)索觀音曼荼羅圖

尼泊爾

尼泊爾十九世紀唐卡。此曼荼羅以八臂不空●(上四+下絹)索觀音為主尊,是居住於尼泊爾加德滿都的尼瓦爾(Newar)大乘佛教徒流傳之物。不空●(上四+下絹)索觀音為六觀音之一,據《不空●(上四+下絹)索神變真言經》卷一〈母陀羅尼真言序品〉記載,觀世音菩薩於往劫從世間自在王如來處,學得不空●(上四+下絹)索心王母陀羅尼真言,以此真言利益眾生。
 圖中主尊帶頭光及背光,頂戴華冠,上有一化佛。彎眉細目,飾耳璫,瓔珞嚴身,帔帛繞臂飛揚,下繫裙,襞褶繁複,跣足立於蓮台。主要雙手右手屈舉結印,置於胸前,左手自然下垂於身側結印;右側三臂持念珠、三叉戟及結與願印,左三臂則持經卷、蓮花與●(上四+下絹)索。
 此曼荼羅外圓內方,宮殿四面各有一樓閣,主尊大圓背光外有二重圓輪。內重圓輪圍繞二十位菩薩尊像,菩薩皆袒上身,趺坐蓮座,手或結印、或持物;位於主尊頭光正上方為度母,其右側為聖觀自在。外重圓輪端坐十六尊佛、菩薩,如阿●(門+三人)佛、阿彌陀佛等。圓輪外四方為四城門,入口坐四位菩薩,四隅亦繪四菩薩。壇城宮殿樓閣作三層,金色屋檐起翹,其外側為摩竭魚之身軀所環繞,殿宇形制較為簡樸,不似常見的華麗。宮殿兩側飾有幢幡及供養物。
 曼荼羅由蓮瓣輪、金剛杵輪及火焰輪環護,層次井然。人物輪廓鮮明,色彩明麗,呈現該時期的尼瓦爾藝術繪畫風格。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 44.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Amoghapasa Avalokitesvara Mandala." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Amoghapasa Avalokitesvara Mandala" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:44.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Amoghapasa Avalokitesvara Mandala. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 44).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 44,
title = {{Amoghapasa Avalokitesvara Mandala}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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