祁连山北麓马蹄寺石窟群浮雕舍利塔考古调查简报

Archaeological Survey of the Sarira Stupas with Relief Sculptures in the Periphery of the Grottoes in the Mati Temple at the Northern Foot of Qilian Mountain

分布于祁连山北麓肃南县境内的马蹄寺石窟群,其开凿时代为北凉至明代。其周边的浮雕舍利塔也极具地方特色,对于研究张掖一带佛教的传承与发展具有重要价值。本文报道了马蹄寺石窟群浮雕舍利塔的考古调查,以期为进一步的研究提供准确的资料。

In Sunan County at the northern foot of Qilian Mountain, there are the grottoes of the Mati Temple, which were cut out from the Northern Liang to the Ming times. The sarira stupas with relief sculptures in their periphery show distinct local features and have important value to researches on the inheritance and development of Buddhism in the Zhangye area. The present paper reports an archaeological survey of those stupas so as to provide reliable data for further study.