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Five Temple Cave 3: Illustration of the Medicine Buddha Sutra - Constructing the Pagoda

五個廟石窟第3窟藥師經變相

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位於主室窟頂南披。此變相據唐(618~907)一行所譯《藥師琉璃光如來消災除難念誦儀軌》所繪。經變左下方表現燃七層燈和放生的情形,經云:「女人懷難月,產危難生子,及遭疾患者,鬼神作禍殃……建置道場,造本尊像,寫藥師經,六時行道,燃七層燈……放水陸生命四十九頭……」。圖中央繪中間高兩側低的三張香案,三張香案上都置有供品。藥師琉璃光如來立在香案後面中央處,有頭光和身光,似雙手捧物,兩側各立一弟子。佛及弟子像身後飾有雲紋。圖右側繪一大型燈輪。左側繪放生圖,一位小吏雙手合十作供養之狀,著綠色圓領小袖長袍,戴展腳襆頭,腰束帶;另一人跪地從籠中取鳥放生,空中剛剛放出的三隻鳥騰空而起。
 右下方表現建置道場,造五色幡供養的情形,經云:「建置道場造本尊像……造五色幡四十九尺」,此圖似依據此儀軌所畫。圖中央繪一長條形香案,藥師琉璃光如來立案後中央處,左手舉藥鉢,右手持錫杖,微微向右轉身;兩側各立侍從弟子。圖左側繪重樓,樓前高竿上有巨幡飄揚,竿下立一主一僕,主人頭戴展腳襆頭,著圓領闊袖長袍,與僕人作供養之狀。圖右側繪二身官吏,一持香爐,一捧鮮花,一前一後,似在交談。二人身後繪有山巒。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 370.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Five Temple Cave 3: Illustration of the Medicine Buddha Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Five Temple Cave 3: Illustration of the Medicine Buddha Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:370.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Five Temple Cave 3: Illustration of the Medicine Buddha Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 370).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L},
pages = 370,
title = {{Five Temple Cave 3: Illustration of the Medicine Buddha Sutra}},
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year = {2016}}


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