敦煌石窟华严经变作品的再思考——以唐代为中心

Rethinking Buddhavatamsaka Sutra Art of Dunhuang Caves——Focusing on the Works of the Tang Dynasty

卢舍那佛造像或华严经变属于华严经美术的范畴,同时也是中国佛教美术中重要且常见的题材之一。克孜尔石窟、敦煌石窟、安阳灵泉寺石窟等地区皆可见其相关作品。其中,延续时间最长、在原地保留作品数量多,可运用当地本身的文献资料解读当地华严经美术者,首推以敦煌石窟的作品为最。因此,本文拟就以敦煌石窟中的唐代华严经变为主要考察对象,配合敦煌遗书中的相关文献资料,对其表现形式的宗教意涵进行系统性的再思考。

Vairocana Statues or Buddhavatamsaka Sutra illustrations belong to the category of Buddhavatam-saka sutra art and constitute some of the important and common subjects in Chinese Buddhist art. Related works can be found in the Kizil Grottoes, Dunhuang Caves, and Anyang Lingquan Temple Grottoes. Of these sites, the Dunhuang Caves contain the pieces with the longest history, finds with the greatest amount of intact works, and Buddhavatamsaka sutra art that can be interpreted with local historical documents. This paper intends to focus on the Buddhavatamsaka sutra illustrations of the Tang dynasty in the Dunhuang Caves and to instigate a systematic rethinking of the manifestations of religious meaning by consulting relevant literature in Dunhuang documents.