Vikramasila Monastery: Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Color on palm leaf
八千頌般若經插圖
印度比哈爾邦超戒寺出土
印度比哈爾邦（Bihar）超戒寺（Vikramasila Monastery）出土。此梵文貝葉經《八千頌般若經》共三百三十七頁，每頁高7公分，長41公分。現存的十一至十二世紀印度寫經，其插圖共同點是繪畫題材與經文無關。
圖中貝葉分別繪獅吼觀音及彌勒菩薩與二脇侍像。觀音綰高髻，五官清麗，笑意盈盈。袒上身，下繫虎皮。兩手自然擱於雙膝，腳心相觸，坐於獅背，姿態自在。綠色身光略方，頭光橢圓，緣飾金黃焰光，背光呈橙色烈焰，色彩豔麗。下方白獅臥伏，仰望觀音，橙色鬃毛與菩薩背光相襯。
彌勒髮髻高聳，瓔珞嚴身，雙手結印，曲膝而坐。左右兩側分別有夜摩天和善財童子。背景建築宛如宮闕，更添莊嚴殊勝。畫作線條細膩柔美，人物栩栩如生，畫風寫實。
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, page 963.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Vikramasila Monastery: Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, vol. 16, 2016, pp. 963.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Vikramasila Monastery: Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z, 16:963.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Vikramasila Monastery: Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z (Vol. 16, pp. 963).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting P-Z},
pages = 963,
title = {{Vikramasila Monastery: Illustrated Manuscript of the Astasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra}},
volume = 16,
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