The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche

Information

Title

The Buddha Amitābha with Two Attendants in a Niche

阿弥陀三尊佛龛

Creator

unknown

Work Type

sculpture

Date

703 C.E.

Period

Tang

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

limestone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 107.3 height, 65.7 width, 13 depth

Inscription

「夫悠悠三界倶迷五／淨之因蠢蠢四生未／窺一 之境蒙埃 ／於夢幻隔視聴於津／梁朝露溘盡前塗何／託渤海高延貴卓尓／生知超然先覺知滅／滅之常樂識空空之／妙理眷茲朽宅思樹／法橋敬造石龕阿弥／陁像一鋪具相端嚴／真容澄 金蓮 萏／如生功徳之池寶樹／扶踈即蔭経行之 ／所願以茲 業乗此／妙因凡 含靈倶昇／彼岸 長安三 七／ 十五 敬造」

Capture Date

2015-09-16

File Format

image

Descriptions and Subjects

Subjects

Buddhas

Rights and Identifier

Work Acquisition

Tokyo National Museum

Image Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Source

Tokyo National Museum

Work ID

TC-767