Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana
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毗沙門天王像
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。圖上部為毗沙門天王，左手托塔，身著鎧甲，持戟佩劍，帔巾飄動，雙腳由一地天承托，部眾左右相隨，左上方榜題「大聖毗沙門天王」。
圖下部為發願文「北方大聖毗沙門天王／主領天下一切雜類鬼／神若能發意求願／悉得稱心虔敬之徒／盡獲福祐弟子歸義／軍節度使特進檢校／太傅譙郡曹元忠／請匠人雕此印板／惟願國安人泰社／稷恒昌道路和平／普天安樂／于時大晉開運四／季丁末（未）歲七月／十五日紀（記）」，大意為毗沙門天王主領天下一切雜類鬼神，若能發意求援必得保祐。文中具言此圖供養人身分、姓名及年代，殊為難得。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 681.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 681.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:681.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Mogao Cave 17: Vaisravana. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 681).
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