青海玉树勒巴沟恰冈佛教摩崖造像调查简报

Archaeological Survey Report of Chab ’gag Buddhist Rock Carvings in the Leb ’khog Valley in Yul shul, Qinghai Province

恰冈佛教摩崖造像位于青海玉树藏族自治州玉树县巴塘乡勒巴沟内,由阴线刻和浅浮雕组成,包括图像和藏文题记两部分,图像有大日如来和观音、金刚手菩萨,供养天女和飞天。根据图像特征和题记判断其年代为9世纪初。

The third of four sites in the Leb 'khog valley of Yul shul, the Chab 'gag Buddhist rock carvings contain negative line etchings and reliefs. The relief carvings include the image of Vairocana and two Bodhisattvas. A goddess and a flying apsara are engraved in negative lines. A three-line Tibetan inscription is carved below Vairocana’s lion base in which is mentioned “carved in the year of the horse”, “Pay homage to Buddha Rnam par snang mdzad, Phyag na rdo rje and A rya ba lo." Based on the comparison and analysis of the images and inscriptions, we argue that the inscription may be dated back to the beginning of the ninth century, so that the horse-year could be 802 or 814.