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Buddha Teaching the Dharma

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佛說法圖

尼泊爾

尼泊爾瑪拉王朝(Malla,約 1200~1768)後期作品,由加德滿都堪薩卡(Kansakar)家族出資繪製。描繪釋迦牟尼佛親為堪薩卡家族說法,有別於一般佛陀為弟子傳法的畫作。內容以尼泊爾盛行的《菩薩譬喻經》為題材,透過佛本生及佛傳故事,說明圓滿菩提道的方法。
 圖中釋迦牟尼佛體型碩大,非以常見的正面像、或位於中間結跏趺坐姿呈現,而是以側面和左腳跨於右腿之坐姿表現,頗為罕見。佛戴寶冠,裝飾華麗,現頭光,結轉法輪印,坐於獅子座上。其前方有兩列供養人,共十三位,十位大人,三位小孩,均面向佛陀,每位座下可見以尼泊爾文書寫的姓名和彼此的關係。諸人穿著高貴,或合十、或持花、燈等供養物,虔誠聆聽佛陀開示。供養人上方繪三個華麗佛龕,中央為六臂持世菩薩,其右為度母,其左繪一空龕,代表般若性空的般若菩薩。上方繪十位奏樂和獻供的天人,乘雲而來。
 佛陀和供養人外圍以方格為邊,共繪有四十則佛本生及六則佛傳故事,底色以紅綠相間,每一故事下方均有題記。其中包括著名的尸毗王本生、獅王本生、猴王本生、兔王本生及慈力王本生等;佛傳則有降魔成道及初轉法輪等。圖最上方繪五方佛及其他神祇。
 此圖內容豐富,設色以紅、黃為主,並於空間處繪樹及花紋圖案。在瑪拉王朝的尼瓦爾(Newar)作品裡,以側面表現人物大多用於肖像畫中,此說法圖採此手法,相形之下更顯特殊。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, page 124.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Buddha Teaching the Dharma." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, vol. 14, 2016, pp. 124.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Buddha Teaching the Dharma" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H, 14:124.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Buddha Teaching the Dharma. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting A-H (Vol. 14, pp. 124).
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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 A-H},
pages = 124,
title = {{Buddha Teaching the Dharma}},
volume = 14,
year = {2016}}


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