Frontispiece of the Avatamsaka Sutra - Vairocana Buddha and Bodhisattvas
Gold and silver on silk
Frontispiece of the Avatamsaka Sutra - Dharma Protector and Flowers
華嚴經卷首圖
韓國
為韓國慶尚北道慶州市皇龍寺緣起法師發願抄寫《大方廣佛華嚴經》之卷首圖。自統一新羅景德王十三年（754）八月起，至十四年（755）年二月止抄畢。現僅餘二軸，一軸是一至十卷，另一軸是四十四至五十卷。此卷首圖附於第一卷之首。是現今僅存的統一新羅時期（668～935）寫經《華嚴經》佛畫。一九七九年指定為韓國國寶第196號。
此圖已破損，中間部分缺失。正面描繪花草紋及神將像，背面以樓閣為背景描繪毗盧遮那佛、普賢菩薩及諸菩薩。毗盧遮那佛結跏趺坐於獅子座上，手結智拳印，其左為普賢菩薩，另有諸菩薩環繞周圍。
作品以金泥勾畫人物，雲彩、背光、蓮花及寶葉則用銀泥。是了解當時佛畫樣式之史料，為新羅時期最寶貴的文化遺產。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 260.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Frontispiece of the Avatamsaka Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 260.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Frontispiece of the Avatamsaka Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:260.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Frontispiece of the Avatamsaka Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 260).
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