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描繪東晉元興元年(402),僧慧遠與劉遺民等百餘同道在江西九江廬山東林寺創立白蓮社,專以念佛為修行法門,共期往生西方淨土的故事。同類題材的蓮社圖在上海博物館亦藏有一卷,對照二圖,可知其所表現的故事情節、人物動態及組合等基本相同。唯上海博物館藏的橫卷故事情節採從右至左順序描述,此豎軸則是從下至上的方式展開。
 此圖依次表現:陶淵明因腿疾被抬歸;謝靈運騎馬而至;社主慧遠與陸修靜相遇捉手笑談;尊者佛陀耶舍與佛馱跋陀羅相對坐於岩石上;僧曇常、道●(日+丙)及周續之於騎金獅的像前做佛事;僧慧永、慧持、慧叡及劉遺民、張詮五人圍坐石台翻經;僧曇順與宗炳攜杖遊山歸來;僧道生據胡牀、憑几說法,牀前僧曇詵、道敬展具趺坐,雷次宗坐獸皮,執白羽聽法;張萊民濯足觀瀑。
 圖中涉及人物眾多,然情節自然流暢,山石以細線勾勒,暈染工整。此圖無款,鈐有「靜寄軒圖書印」白文方印及清(1644~1911)高士奇收藏印,詩堂處有明(1368~1644)文徵明小楷書宋(960~1279)李元中《蓮社記》一篇。此圖疑是《江村銷夏錄》、《大觀錄》所著錄的北宋(960~1127)李公麟蓮社圖摹本。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 1014.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "White Lotus Society." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 1014.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "White Lotus Society" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:1014.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). White Lotus Society. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 1014).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
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title = {{White Lotus Society}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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