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| The Flying-figure in Dun-huang Caves and the Image of Kwan-yin Bodhisattva | ||
| 作者 | Wang, Zhong-yao |
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| 出處題名 | Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism=西來人間佛教學報 |
| 卷期 | v.6 |
| 出版日期 | 2005 |
| 頁次 | 257 - 268 |
| 出版者 | International Academy of Buddhism, University of the West |
| 出版者網址 | http://www.uwest.edu/site/ |
| 出版地 | Rosemead, CA, US [柔似蜜, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 摘要 | In every Buddhist grotto in China we find paintings of flying-figures. These represent divine damsels who, however, are of a lower status. Artists hence created them to reflect just the common women in their time. In addition to those in Dun-huang Caves, there are flying-figures in almost all Buddhist caves in China and represent a common feature of oriental art and culture. The flying-figures of Dun-huang Caves are the most famous and important because in composition format they are typical. The meaning of flying-figure is immanent in the image of Bodhisattva Kwan-in. In origin these flying figures share simultaneity with the transformation of Kwan-yin’s image from male to female, both in time and space. As the Dun-huang flying-figure is representative of oriental art, Kwan-yin Bodhisattva’s image is typical of an oriental goddess. The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara transited into goddess of mercy, and is depicted primarily in feminine form. As seen in numerous images of this Bodhisattva, the goddess form of Kwan-yin appeared in distinctive images not only in the tradition but also in real life. Thee Vimalakirtinirdesa Sutra states that even though the lotus never grows in clean land but in corrupt soil and never in pure air but in foul environment from below the water, the flowers, nevertheless, are so beautiful like a crown on mother earth. The flying-figures in Dun-huang Cave have the same character and so indeed is the image of Kwan-yin Bodhisattva. |
| ISSN | 15304108 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 184 |
| 建檔日期 | 2014.08.11 |
| 更新日期 | 2018.09.17 |
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