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Restoration of the Swayambhunath Stupa

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史瓦揚布佛塔修復圖

尼泊爾

此尼泊爾畫作繪於瑪拉王朝(Malla,約 1200~1768),以一五六五年重修史瓦揚布佛塔(Swayambhunath Stupa)之事蹟為題材。該塔位於加德滿都西郊山麓,為該國最主要之佛塔。幾世紀來曾數度修復,但此次修復皆無尼泊爾文及藏文的記載資料,此畫提供了重要的史料。
 作品以赭紅為地,上方中央繪史瓦揚布佛塔,置於山形圖紋內,象徵該塔位於牛尾山(Gopuccha)。白色覆鉢式塔身,內繪三座佛龕,上緣飾褐色花瓣及白色蓮紋。方形剎座繪佛眼,塔剎飾相輪及傘蓋。
 佛塔左下方設滑輪,以人力拉繩索傳送金傘蓋至塔頂。一對白色布條正被移除,表示工程圓滿。佛塔兩旁有僧侶,帶頭光,排列而坐,舉行儀式。另有一金剛上師手持金剛鈴、杵,進行護摩儀式。佛塔周圍有樂師奏樂,歡慶此一盛會,並有信眾作供養;塔下方有一斜梯,一僧人捧鉢,四信眾肩負供品,拾級而上;階梯下方有二信眾,以木桿扛運一只大紅箱,應為佛塔修復前暫移他處的重要物品。
 畫中繪有來自四方的虔誠信徒,齊聚一處,參與此吉祥盛會。畫作下半部描繪加德滿都重要的寺院及城鎮,上有題記,以山川及溪流環繞,然未依各聖地的實際地理位置布列,暗示此畫非朝山圖,亦象徵加德滿都地區的重要寺院,也因史瓦揚布佛塔的重修而復興。此圖情節豐富,可見尼瓦爾(Newar)畫作,描繪細節鉅細靡遺。

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 769.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Restoration of the Swayambhunath Stupa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 769.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Restoration of the Swayambhunath Stupa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:769.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Restoration of the Swayambhunath Stupa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 769).
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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 P-Z},
pages = 769,
title = {{Restoration of the Swayambhunath Stupa}},
volume = 16,
year = {2016}}


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