鲁班窑石窟的功能与信仰研究

A Study on the Function and Belief of Lubanyao Grottoes

鲁班窑石窟位于山西省大同市西郊武州山南麓,石窟依山开凿,坐西朝东,现存三座洞窟,均为大像窟,但洞窟中央设置佛坛。洞窟四壁雕刻千佛,雕刻保存较不完整。论文通过对鲁班窑石窟的洞窟形制、洞窟布局与雕刻内容的分析,对鲁班窑石窟的洞窟功能及信仰进行深入研究。

Lubanyao grottoes are located in the southern foot of Wuzhou mountain in the western suburb of Datong City,Shanxi Province.The grottoes are excavated according to the mountain and face the East.There are three existing caves,all of which are big statue grottoes,with a Buddhist altar in the center respectively.Thousand Buddhas are carved on the four walls of the caves,but the condistion of the carvings are not good.In the paper,the autor analyses the cave structures,layout and content of the Lubanyao grottoes,making a deep study on the cave function and the religious belief.