龙门东山擂鼓台佛足迹图像碑及相关问题

On the Image Stele of Buddha's Footprint Unearthed from Leigutai Eastern Longmen and Related Problems

龙门东山擂鼓台发现的一例佛足迹图像碑,与目前国内发现的数例同类遗物相比,特点鲜明:一是时间早,具有唐代造像特征;二是体量大,分别以整石雕出碑身、底座,组合安装,且保存状况较好;三是碑身多面均刻出佛足;四是图像布局特殊,千辐轮位于前掌中心而非整个脚掌中心;五是图像内容简化,不见趾尖莲花、万字符和脚掌剑、鱼、满瓶、海螺等物,较之四川眉山法宝寺仅刻出轮、鱼的形式又显复杂;足跟间连接二足的双弧线亦不见于其他诸迹;六是佛足跟部两侧刻出站立、行走或坐姿的人物形象,为目前所发现的同类图像中所仅见。这一材料的发现,丰富了相关题材的研究内容,并提出了新的课题。

Compared with several relics with the same kind found in China, the stele of the Buddha＇ s footprint from Leigutai site on the east hill of Longmen has distinctive features. First, its time is early. It has the image feature of Tang Dynasty. Second, it has a large size with the good condition. The stele body and base are respectively graved by a whole stone, then get together. Third, there are the Buddha＇ s foot graved in several sides of the stele. Fourth, the layout of the image is special. A thousand wheel is at the centre of the front sole, not the whole sole. Fifth, the image contents are simplified. There are not the contents such as the lotus on the tiptoe, fish, conch, etc. graved. It is more eomplex than that of Fabao Temple in Meishan, Sichuan province. The latter only has the shape of the wheel and fish. The double arcs eonneeted with two feet are not seen in others. Sixth, there are standing, walking or sitting figures graved on the two sides of the bot- tom of the foot, which has not been seen in others before. With the finding of the stele, it has enriched the research content of the related subjeets, and also proposed new topies.