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八千頌般若經插圖

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此印度梵文《八千頌般若經》即《小品般若經》,又稱《摩訶般若波羅蜜經》,乃大乘佛教最初說般若空觀的基礎經典之一,經文以闡釋菩薩之般若波羅蜜、諸法無受三昧、菩薩摩訶薩及大乘之意為主。
 此貝葉經為目前所知印度最早的圖文寫經,由女子拉達卡供養,抄寫內容為《八千頌般若經》,以梵文書寫,經文字跡清晰。共二百二十七頁,每頁高5公分,長53.5公分,內繪插圖,以佛傳故事為題材。
 此經的獼猴獻蜜圖描繪《中阿含經》卷八〈未曾有法品〉所載,佛陀於巴利雷雅卡森林(Parileyyaka)結夏安居時,林中獼猴取佛鉢,至樹上盛滿蜂蜜供佛的情景。
 圖中佛陀倚坐於須彌座上,慈目含笑,雙手從獼猴手中接過鉢。佛掌心塗紅,帶有密教繪畫色彩。佛陀前後繪三隻赤面灰毛獼猴,分別代表此猴樹上取蜜、獻蜜和獻供後歡悅跳躍之態,三個時間點並存於同一畫面,展現出印度美術構圖特色。
 此圖背景娑羅樹,果實纍纍,右上角一飛天散花供養,色彩繽紛。作品人物和動物形神兼備,顏色對比醒目,反映出波羅王朝(Pala,約8~12世紀)的藝術風格。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 358.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 358.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:358.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 358).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Youlu and Wilson, Graham and Manho and Mankuang and Huntington, Susan,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O},
pages = 358,
title = {{Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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