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蓮社圖

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蓮社為白蓮社之簡稱。源於東晉太元六年(381),僧慧遠至江西九江廬山,住虎溪東林寺,時四方求道緇素望風雲集。元興元年(402),慧遠集慧永、慧持、道生、劉遺民、宗炳、雷次宗等百餘人,於東林寺般若台無量壽佛像前,誓以精修念佛三昧,以期往生西方。以寺之淨池多植白蓮,又為願求蓮邦之社團,故稱白蓮社。其後追隨者漸多,開淨土教興盛之端緒。唐(618~907)末宋(960~1279)初,尤為盛行。此圖表現的即是結社念佛的故事。
 此橫卷從右向左依次表現: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;僧曇常、道●(日+丙)及周續之於騎金獅的像前做佛事;尊者佛陀耶舍與佛馱跋陀羅相對坐於岩石上;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。
 此圖無款,在情節上與南京博物院藏豎軸蓮社圖基本相同,唯以橫卷的形式展開,可能皆根據北宋(960~1127)李公麟蓮社圖而作的摹本。此卷人物、山石用筆簡潔工整,山石皴法較簡單,雖情節複雜涉及人物眾多,然整體上顯得較為空靈清透。有明(1368~1644)李東陽篆首,明陳緝、清(1644~1911)高士奇跋。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 1017.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "White Lotus Society." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 1017.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "White Lotus Society" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:1017.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). White Lotus Society. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 1017).
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title = {{White Lotus Society}},
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