龟兹壁画“杀犊取皮”

The Painting of “Asking for Calf's Leather” in the Qiuci Murals

龟兹石窟中存在一种特殊的佛传壁画,图像以"佛陀为比丘说法"为中心,人物旁边绘制一只卧牛和一张兽皮。经过图像分析及文献比对,笔者认为相关图像可对应戒律故事"杀犊取皮"。

This paper studied a special type of Buddha＇s life story painting found in the Qiuci（ Kucha）caves. In the center of the paintings Buddha preaches to the bhiksu, a crouching cow and a piece of hide by his side. By analyzing the images and relevant scriptures, the author considers that the painting represents a story conveying Buddhist precepts, namely ＂asking for a calf＇s hide.＂