Engakuji Temple: Whisk of Master Wuxue Zuyuan
Wood
拂子
日本
日本鎌倉圓覺寺開山祖師南宋（1127～1279）高僧無學祖元之用物。現為日本重要文化財。手柄用淺浮雕技法於素木刻飾狀若迴旋紋之連續紋樣，再髹塗多層朱漆後，研磨拋光而成。柄首繫束長毛並結繩線，線尾端垂飾流蘇。手柄雕刻精緻，為鎌倉之傳統工藝品。
拂子，又稱拂塵、麈尾。將獸毛、麻等捆紮成束，加上手柄而成。印度一般使用此物拂除蚊蟲，或撣灰塵，後為佛教莊嚴供具。中國唐代（618～907）之後禪門盛行持拂子，住持上堂說法時持用，視之為法具，謂之秉拂，象徵說法。鎌倉時代（1185～1333）以後，法會或灌頂儀式中皆以其為莊嚴供具。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 84.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Engakuji Temple: Whisk of Master Wuxue Zuyuan." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Engakuji Temple: Whisk of Master Wuxue Zuyuan" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Engakuji Temple: Whisk of Master Wuxue Zuyuan. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 84).
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