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Gubyaukgyi Temple: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven

古標科伊寺佛陀自忉利天返人間圖

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位於緬甸曼德勒省蒲甘敏卡巴村(Myinkaba, Bagan, Mandalay)古標科伊寺(Gubyaukgyi Temple)入口西壁北側。為蒲甘王朝(約849~1287)作品。此圖描繪佛陀為報答生母摩耶夫人生育之恩,至忉利天宮為母及諸天、菩薩說法三個月後,天眾以金、銀、琉璃砌成三道寶梯,歡送佛陀返回人間,為佛傳中著名的故事。
 畫中僅有一道寶梯。佛陀著袒右袈裟,立於蓮台上,左臂屈舉至胸前,右臂向前伸出,右掌部分已剝落,推測應作與願印。髮髻高聳的三面梵天執持傘蓋,立於佛陀身後;佛陀跟前為帝釋天,雙手合十,虔敬地仰視佛陀。
 畫面最左側作前導之天人,頭戴寶冠,兩手分持拂塵及淨瓶,應為侍從;在梵天身後亦有合十仰視佛陀的天人。
 此圖以暗紅為底色,佛陀及帝釋天身軀皆施土黃色,梵天則塗白色,形成鮮明對比。畫中人物眼角上揚,乃蒲甘王朝繪畫的特色。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 298.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Gubyaukgyi Temple: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 298.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Gubyaukgyi Temple: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:298.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Gubyaukgyi Temple: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 298).
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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 = 298,
title = {{Gubyaukgyi Temple: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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