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龜茲彌勒說法圖及其相關問題=Maitreya in Preaching in The Kucha Grottoes and Some Relative Questions
Author 李瑞哲
Source 敦煌研究=Dunhuang Research
Volumen.4 (總號=n.98)
Date2006.08
Pages19 - 24
Publisher敦煌研究編輯部
Publisher Url http://www.dha.ac.cn/
Location蘭州, 中國 [Lanzhou, China]
Content type期刊論文=Journal Article
Language中文=Chinese
Keyword中心柱石窟; 彌勒說法圖; 小乘佛教; 救世主思想
Abstract彌勒兜帥天宮說法圖大多出現在龜茲中心柱石窟主室前壁上部,與主室正壁圓拱龕內的釋迦牟尼主尊像遙相對應,與古代龜茲地區流行的小乘佛教有關,突出反映小乘佛教“一佛一菩薩”的思想,彌勒是作為僅次於佛陀的形象而加以表現的。吐火羅語A和回鶻語《彌勒會見記》的發現,說明彌勒信仰在這一地區極為盛行。另外,克敦爾中心柱窟第58、63、114窟將彌勒放在顯要位置,說明彌勒信仰有上升趨勢,受到來自中亞波斯宗教因素的影響。

Most of the figuration representation of Maitreya Bodhisattva in preaching on the heavenly palace of Tu?ita had composition on upper level of the front facing of the main chamber with a central pillar build inside of cave of the Kucha Grottoes,facing to the Buddha statue of(S′)ākyamuni,which is situated in the center position of the arched niche attached to the front facing of the central pillar.The arrangement of composition must be influenced by the overwhelming Hinayana doctrine that were extremely popular in Kuche at that time.And It also reflected the idea of Hinayana Buddhism of solemnity on the worshipper of One Buddha and One Bodhisattva.Maitreya,or the Buddha of the Future,will descend to the world of mortals from Tu?ita and succeed ?ākyamuni in becoming Buddha,were cult by Buddhist believers.The discovered of Sūtra of meditation on Maitreya Bodhisattva’s Rebirth on High in the Tu?ita Heaven written both in Tukhara A and Uighur is a well-preserved textual proof that testify the fact that Maitreya belief was very popular in this area.Besides,those Maitreya Statues which is situated in front of the central pillar of Cave 58,63,114 of the Kizil Grottoes also proofed the popular worshipping of Maitreya Bodhisattva and some religious elements of Persia from the Central Asia had been found among the composition of the main belief in Maitreya.
ISSN10004106 (P)
Categories石窟; 佛教圖像
Regions新彊(拜城克孜爾石窟)
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Created date2008.04.21
Modified date2018.04.12



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