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Jueyuan Temple: Life of the Buddha - Ananda Asking for Milk

覺苑寺佛傳圖之阿難索乳

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位於大雄寶殿北壁東起第二鋪。阿難為佛陀十大弟子之一,係佛陀之堂弟,出家後二十餘年間為佛陀之常隨弟子,善記憶,對於佛陀之說法多能朗朗記誦,故譽為多聞第一。阿難天生容貌端正,面如滿月,眼如青蓮花,其身光淨如明鏡。於佛陀生前未能開悟,佛陀入滅時悲而慟哭;後受大迦葉教誡,發憤用功而開悟。於首次經典結集會中被選為誦出經文者,對於經法之傳持,功績極大。
 據《佛說乳光佛經》記載。佛陀因風疾,命阿難至梵志摩耶利處乞取牛乳。梵志不信佛法,欲讓阿難自取惡牛之乳,讓牛來傷害阿難。阿難正為難,依師訓不得自取牛乳,時帝釋天化作童子,取乳並說偈。母牛聞佛名一反暴烈之性而歡喜供養。梵志見此情景,歡喜信解佛法。
 此圖居中繪帝釋天所化童子正托鉢擠惡牛乳;惡牛膘肥體壯,雙目如銅鈴般回首而望,身後有一小牛犢。畫面左側阿難作中年沙門形,身披袈裟,雙手屈肘前伸;右側後方當為梵志摩耶利,其雙手合十表明已信受佛法。畫面右側榜題「阿難索乳」。
 此圖以野外為背景,人物遵循近大遠小的原則,透視感強,用線極為簡潔,注重人物面部的刻劃。壁畫背景以深色為基調,而人物衣飾等處或貼金瀝粉,或為紅色,使得畫面既有富麗堂皇之感,又顯得深沉古樸。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 400.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Jueyuan Temple Great Hero Hall: Life of the Buddha - Ananda Asking for Milk." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 400.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Jueyuan Temple Great Hero Hall: Life of the Buddha - Ananda Asking for Milk" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:400.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Jueyuan Temple Great Hero Hall: Life of the Buddha - Ananda Asking for Milk. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 400).
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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 I-O},
pages = 400,
title = {{Jueyuan Temple Great Hero Hall: Life of the Buddha - Ananda Asking for Milk}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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