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甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土

甘肅省酒泉市敦煌市莫高窟第17窟出土。此圖依據《維摩詰經》卷中〈文殊師利問疾品〉,描繪維摩詰示疾,佛陀派文殊菩薩探望,而展開一場精彩的論法。此題材盛行於南北朝(386~589)至五代(907~960)時期,通常可見維摩詰與文殊菩薩對坐,此圖僅見文殊菩薩,推測應另有一幅維摩詰畫像與其相對。
 文殊菩薩坐於方形須彌座上,揚手作論辯狀,台座腰部壼門中飾有獅子圖案,代表文殊菩薩的身分。其身旁圍繞著菩薩、比丘、天王及護法神,皆雙手合十,虔誠聞法。文殊菩薩華蓋下方繪三位乘雲奏樂的童子,圖左上方另繪香積菩薩請飯的故事情節。圖下方有國王和眾多的隨從,國王身穿飾龍和日月圖案的華麗袍服,合掌虔誠聆聽佛法。
 整幅圖中文殊菩薩所占身形較大,圖下方前來聞法的國王、貴族及侍者,身形較小,構圖主次分明。人物的臉形顯得較短,衣紋描繪較平板單調,屬敦煌出土的畫作中,十世紀作品之特徵。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 609.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 609.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:609.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 609).
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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 = 609,
title = {{Mogao Cave 17: Illustration of the Vimalakirti Sutra}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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