Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche

Information

Title

Buddha with Two Attendants in a Niche

如来三尊佛龛

Creator

unknown

Work Type

sculpture

Date

703 C.E.

Period

Tang

Cultural Context

Chinese

Buddhism

Material

limestone

Technique

carving

Measurements

(cm) 104.2 height, 73 width, 25 depth

Inscription

「原夫六塵不染五／蘊皆空将導羣迷／爰登 覺法雄見／世既開方便之門／真諦乗時更顯 ／縁之路是以耆山／廣 火宅斯□給／□弘誓樊籠自 ／□ 之徳不可思／議弟子通直郎行／雍州富平縣丞韋／均比為 慈親不／豫敬發菩提之心／今者所昔已□□／表 明之力遐徴／琬琰 雕 謹／造像一鋪敢為銘日／大 至 妙矣能／仁濟世無徳歸功／有 潜開覺路暗／引迷津願迴光於／孝道永鍚壽於 ／慈親 ／ 長安三 歳次／ 癸夘九 已丑／ 朔三 辛夘造」

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-768