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Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara - Sarasvati

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Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara - Mahesvara

阿佩亞達那塔寺辯才天及大自在天像

緬甸

位於緬甸曼德勒省蒲甘(Bagan, Mandalay)阿佩亞達那塔寺(Abeyadana Temple)迴廊西壁,為蒲甘王朝(約849~1287)之作。
 辯才天與大自在天皆為佛教的護法天眾,辯才天本為印度教之文藝女神,有四臂,分別執持花、梵夾、花鬘及小鼓。大自在天即濕婆,為印度教三主神之一,三目八臂,多以舞蹈姿勢呈現。
 圖中辯才天一面四臂,以白色天鵝為坐騎,頭戴尖聳寶冠,有白色頭光,雙手合十;另有一侍女手持蓮花,身形較小,立於天鵝之後。辯才天、白天鵝及侍女皆面向右側。
 大自在天坐於牡牛之上,高髮髻,飾日月寶珠;帶頭光。左肩斜掛一蛇,雙臂高舉,手捧三叉戟和寶珠。身軀塗白色,眉、目、唇則以細墨線勾勒。牡牛雙目則以人類眼睛的畫法描繪。大自在天及牡牛皆面向左側。
 二圖為拱門之間的裝飾畫。皆繪於圓圈中,圈外點綴白色聯珠紋,再外飾卷草紋。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 49.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 49.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:49.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 49).
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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 = 49,
title = {{Apeyadana Temple: Sarasvati and Mahesvara}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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