榆林窟第25窟八大菩萨曼荼罗图像补遗

Supplementary notes of the presentations of the mandala with Vairocana and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas in Cave 25 at Yulin Grottoes

对20世纪40年代初罗寄梅在敦煌所拍洞窟资料的检索,发现了罗氏拍于当时的榆林窟第25窟主室正壁八大菩萨曼荼罗壁画全图,洞窟现有壁画残毁不全,故而该照片的资料价值非常珍贵。以此为依据,结合洞窟现有壁画、罗氏照片以及华尔纳、谢稚柳等人早年的记载,对该铺八大菩萨曼荼罗进行了缀合复原。在完整图像的基础上,就相关问题进行说明和探讨。

Checking thoroughly out of photograph data that had taken inside of Dunhuang Grottoes by Mr. LUO Jimei round 1940, a full-scaled picture on the front wall of Cave 25 YulinGrottoes which are presentation of Vairocana and the Eight Great Bodhisattvas are well-preserved there, for the well-known reason that the mural painting of this cave are not well-preserved and some parts are missing, therefore the picture took by LUO Jimei value are very precious. On this basis, combined with the existing mural paintings and Mr. LUO’s photograph and the early years records by Mr. Langdon Warner and Mr. XIE Zhiliu, we had opportunity to have the images patched-up and restoration into wholesome. In the full release of the images, the relevant issues are described and discussed.