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Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs - Fourth to Sixth Patriach

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Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs - First to Third Patriarchs

合川淶灘石窟第15號一佛二菩薩及禪宗六代祖師像

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位於西崖正壁。正壁造像分為上中下三段布局,以中段為中心,造一佛二菩薩、中國禪宗六位祖師及眾弟子。佛跣足而立,右手執數珠與左手在腹前交叉,頭頂化出一道毫光。
 六位祖師立於一佛二菩薩之間,佛右側為初祖至三祖立像,上為初祖菩提達摩,初祖雙手交疊於腹前,下右側二祖慧可捧斷臂於腹前,下左側三祖僧璨雙手於胸前執念珠。佛左側為四祖至六祖立像,上為四祖道信,雙手合十,下右側為五祖弘忍,雙手執麈尾,下左側為受法衣的六祖惠能,雙手捧衣鉢。右側鐫題「衣缽鐫造此大師□道悟□二□六祖大師謹以上報四恩下姿三有普及法界眾生咸證菩提妙果皇宋淳熙丙午(1186)春記」。
 

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, page 353.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, vol. 5, 2016, pp. 353.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E, 5:353.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E (Vol. 5, pp. 353).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves A-E},
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title = {{Erfo Temple Rock Carvings: Buddha and Six Patriarchs}},
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