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Illustrated Manuscript of the Phra Malai Sutra (detail)

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帕瑪拉經插圖

泰國

此圖為泰國曼谷時期(1782~)《帕瑪拉經》(Phra Malai)寫經插圖。該國一八五○年前之寫經少見抄寫紀年,此經卻有一八四四年題記,故顯珍貴。經文描述帕瑪拉比丘因修禪定而得神通,遊歷天界和地府,並於忉利天得聞彌勒菩薩開示,返人間後即廣授彌勒菩薩所傳人間修行之法,並告誡世人地獄種種刑罰之可怖。十九世紀間,帕瑪拉比丘故事成為該國最普遍的寫經題材。
 此圖分左、中、右三個場景,間以樹木區隔,表現帕瑪拉在地獄目睹罪報眾生受諸刑罰。右景帕瑪拉飛越山嶺,山下二狀若骷髏之身,跪坐仰首,高舉雙手合掌,似央求帕瑪拉代為告誡其陽間親人莫造罪業。中景上方獄卒正烹煮罪人,熱鑊底火焰沸騰中,有一人被當柴燒;下方另一人病苦躺地,為惡犬嚙啖。左景獄卒持器,與惡犬一同逼迫二罪人攀爬劍樹,二人身傷皮裂,樹上鐵鷹啄罪人臀。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 364.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Phra Malai Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 364.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Illustrated Manuscript of the Phra Malai Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:364.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Illustrated Manuscript of the Phra Malai Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 364).
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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 = 364,
title = {{Illustrated Manuscript of the Phra Malai Sutra}},
volume = 15,
year = {2016}}


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