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Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

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Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (detail)

八千頌般若經插圖

尼泊爾

此尼泊爾貝葉經《八千頌般若經》製作於一一七七年,為印度波羅(Pala,約8~12世紀)及舍那(Sena,1070~1230)風格。此經又稱《小品般若經》,北傳同本異譯有《道行般若經》、《大明度經》等。十一至十二世紀時,抄經盛行,許多貴族亦委託寺院謄寫,將經文供於佛前,祈求所願圓滿,然有插圖及明確紀年的貝葉經已罕見。
 圖中二貝葉每片高6.5公分,長35公分,中間皆繪一插圖。上為佛陀降魔成道圖,釋尊結跏趺坐於蓮座上,深入禪定。四周惡魔或咆哮,或現猙獰相,欲擾亂佛陀沉思。佛不為所動,以觸地印代表呼喚堅牢地神證實尋求解脫之道的決心並為其降魔作證。佛身後繪菩提樹,表現覺悟成道。下圖主尊為一菩薩,舒坐於蓮座上說法,兩側為脇侍。主尊上方有寶蓋,其兩旁繪高樹。
 此二圖布局對稱、顏色鮮豔、平面化風格均承襲早期印度貝葉經插圖,屬於活躍在十二世紀的比哈爾及孟加拉東方派畫風。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 362.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 362.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:362.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 362).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
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 = 362,
title = {{Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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