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位於正殿北壁。壁畫內容據《妙法蓮華經》卷七〈觀世音菩薩普門品〉繪製。構圖以三面八臂觀音菩薩為中心。觀音戴寶冠,冠飾一化佛首,瓔珞嚴身,下裳褶紋呈波浪狀,極富動感。手持斧、鉞、弓、矛、箭、劍等,結跏趺坐於蓮座上,下為束腰須彌座,座緣有金書藏文「母水羊年六月」等題記。母水羊年即萬曆十一年(1583)。
 觀音四周描繪經文「若有無量百千萬億眾生受諸苦惱,聞是觀世音菩薩,一心稱名,觀世音菩薩即時觀其音聲,皆得解脫」之場景。主尊左側繪水難、遇火變池等,右側繪深山遇虎、羅剎之難等。主尊須彌座右下繪臨刑解脫,左下繪怨賊難。畫中情節與經文所述基本相同,如遇火變池中,繪受難者周身起火,然其腳下出現一片蓮池,和經文「念彼觀音力,火坑變成池」相吻合。在深山遇虎中,描繪一群人於山中遇虎,然眾人雙手合十,念彼觀音力,虎即掉頭而去。在臨刑解脫中,表現一人因刑受枷,跪地接受官吏判罪、鞭打,備受苦楚,然「念彼觀音力,釋然得解脫」。
 圖最上方華蓋左右兩側各繪五尊觀音菩薩,姿態各異,有圓形頭光及舉身光,背景祥雲繚繞。壁畫下方左右兩側繪四天王,左側為西方廣目天王與北方多聞天王,右側為東方持國天王與南方增長天王。
 整體構圖以深色為地,人物造型體現漢式風貌,然其布局與設色又具藏畫風格,描繪精細。畫中官吏、差役、劊子手、罪犯等,真實地反映了明代(1368~1644)生活情景,具歷史價值。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 166.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Dabaoji Palace: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 166.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Dabaoji Palace: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:166.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Dabaoji Palace: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 166).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H},
pages = 166,
title = {{Dabaoji Palace: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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