从本生故事雕刻试析云冈第7、8双窟的营建

The Analysis of No.7 & 8 Double Cave of the Yungang Grottoes from Jātaka Stories Carving

佛教本生故事题材种类繁多,每类故事都有各自的特点和所要突出的佛教义理,云冈第7、8窟为一组双窟,是云冈第二期最早开凿的洞窟,本生故事是第7窟重要的雕刻题材,今能辨识的本生故事大体以"舍身"和"孝亲"两类题材为主,分别以"舍身饲虎本生"和"睒子本生"为代表,它们的出现并不是随意的拼凑和组合,而是有着深层的历史、宗教原因,且它们与洞窟里的其它佛教内容往往互相印证,形成一个系统的整体。

There exist a great variety of The Buddhist Jātaka stories,each story has its own characteristics and Buddhist theory need to highlight,No.78 cave at the Yungang Grottoes is a double cave which were built earliest at the second period,the main contents in No.7 cave are Jātaka stories carving,we can identify the stories in general＂almsgiving＂and＂ filial piety＂in two subjects,which represented by ＂the Jātaka of Prince Mahasattva＂and ＂the Jātaka of yāmaka＂,the appearance is not scrape together optionally,but there are deep-seated historical and religious reasons,in addition,these illustrations and other Buddhist content in the same caves often confirm each other,they are scientific entirety. this paper will analyse these phenomena.