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Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya

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觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經卷首圖

內蒙古自治區阿拉善盟額濟納旗黑水城出土

內蒙古自治區阿拉善盟額濟納旗黑水城出土。為西夏(1032~1227)宮廷版畫之一,乃西夏文版本的《佛說觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經》卷首圖。此經刊刻於西夏乾祐二十年(1190),由皇帝仁宗(1139~1194在位)主持刻印,時逢其登基五十年。
 此經有發願文題記「大夏乾祐二十年歲次己酉三月十五日正宮皇后羅氏謹施」、「奉天顯耀武宣文神謀睿智制義去邪敦睦恭皇帝謹施」。當時恭請宗律等眾國師在大度民寺結壇設大法會,共印施此經十萬卷、《金剛經》五萬卷、《普賢行願品》五萬卷,計二十萬卷。
 卷首圖八摺頁為漢藏風格合璧之作,以二張紙相接而成,圖分三段,每段中間以雙線隔開,線內繪金剛杵。右段是西藏風格的佛說法圖,可見佛龕、宮殿樣式建築。佛的靠背飾二獸,具波羅(Pala,約8~12世紀)風格。圍繞在佛身邊的有弟子、菩薩、護法,天王為漢氏風格,或戴頭盔或逆髮,身著鎧甲。中段及左段繪佛、菩薩、天宮伎樂、諸天百餘人,並有多處西夏文榜題。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 421.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 421.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:421.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 421).
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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 = 421,
title = {{Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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