Mogao Cave 17: Battle Between Sariputra and Raudraksa (detail)
Ink and color on paper
Mogao Cave 17: Battle Between Sariputra and Raudraksa (detail)
勞度叉鬥聖變相
甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土
甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土。為九世紀作品。事見《賢愚經》卷十〈須達起精舍品〉，描繪婆羅門首領勞度叉與佛弟子舍利弗鬥法的故事。緣於舍衛國大臣須達長者欲為佛陀興建祇園精舍，該國六位婆羅門向波斯匿王請願，以鬥法決定興建與否。
此畫卷共計六個場景，卷首的前半部損毀，卷末描繪舍利弗坐於束腰蓮座上，比丘、守護神圍繞在旁。舍利弗前方是雙方變化成牛、獅相鬥的情景。另一區繪波斯匿王坐於方座上，擔任裁判，周圍觀眾從服飾可看出不乏各族民眾。圖中有一僧人敲擊金鐘，代表宣布佛家的勝利。
畫卷中每個場景以樹木區隔，第三、四場景中加繪山岳，畫風簡約。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 567.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Battle Between Sariputra and Raudraksa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 567.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Battle Between Sariputra and Raudraksa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:567.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Battle Between Sariputra and Raudraksa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 567).
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