榆林窟第25窟观无量寿经变图“音声之相”研究

Study of the Music and Sound in the AmitāyurdhyānaSūtra,Yulin Cave 25

《观无量寿经》中所描绘的净土音声,在榆林窟第25窟观无量寿经变图上以图像方式完美呈现。要真正明白图中所要表达含义,应在赞叹壁画之精美的同时听到无上之妙音。这需要进入佛教音声观念,从佛音、树音、天乐、鸟鸣的综合一体的乐画中,运用叙述佛教典故与解读音声体形象的模式,结合乐画所指的音声想象,让图像化的声音重现“音声之相”。

The sound of Paradise(Pure Land)depicted in the“Sūtra of Amitābha-Mindfulness”is perfectly represented in Yulin Cave 25.Both the visual and musical aspects in paintings could improved our understanding of the Pure Land.This article examines the sound of Buddhist music,tree,sky,and birds all illustrated in the paintings,applying Buddhist allusions to interpret the image of the sound.