莫高窟第454窟观无量寿经变研究

A study on the Amitayurbhavana Sutra Illustration in Mogao Cave 454

通过对莫高窟第454窟观无量寿经变内容的详细考证,认为该经变左侧条幅十六观画面中以菩萨观来代替后三观中的三辈生想观,旨在表明往生皆可成就菩萨道,也是愿"上品往生"思想的反映。同时,敦煌晚唐、五代、宋时观无量寿经变中的九品往生已不再在净土庄严相的七宝池中绘出,而是集中绘于十六观之中,大多以后三观代替,并且这后三观常以菩萨观绘出,以显往生成菩萨道。

Based on the detailed textual research content of the Amitayurbhavana sutra art in Mogao Cave cave 454,the article points out the three of behind the Sixteen meditations images is bodhisattva meditations images instead of the three generation born meditations in the left banner of the sutra illustration,the purpose is to show that all the persons can be reborn to be bodhisattva,is also the reflect of willing ＂reborn to top grade＂.At the same time,the ninefold future life did not draw in the pure land of the Amitayurbhavana sutra art of dunhuang eaves in the late Tang dynasty,Five Dynasties,Song dynasty ,but in Sixteen meditations images,they mostly is the bodhisattva meditations images,to show to be the bodhisattva in future life.