释迦牟尼佛或东方佛 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	释迦牟尼佛或东方佛
品名（英）	Buddha Shakyamuni or Akshobhya, the Buddha of the East
入馆年号	1995年，1995.106
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1000 - 公元 1199
创作地区
分类	雕塑（Sculpture）
尺寸	高 22 3/4 英寸 (58 厘米)
介绍（中）	这尊早期西藏佛像的健壮身体似乎源于北印度后古普塔时期（七至八世纪）的艺术，而其相学则基于类似日期的中亚原型。十世纪西藏的艺术作品很少留存下来，但留下来的似乎是中亚、印度、尼泊尔和中国艺术传统元素的折衷组合这尊雕像很难辨认。感人的手势（bhumisparshamudra）是我们的佛用右手做出的一种变体，最常与历史上的释迦牟尼联系在一起。它暗指他战胜了邪恶的恶魔玛拉，玛拉试图扰乱他的冥想，从而扰乱他的启蒙。同样的手势也与阿克绍布希亚有关，阿克绍布提亚是早期藏传佛教图像学的核心五大宇宙佛之一。佛像另一只手的位置，拇指和中指以一种不同寻常的姿势压在一起，与历史佛像无关，似乎支持将雕塑认定为Akshobhya。
介绍（英）	The robust body of this early Tibetan Buddha seems to derive from the art of the North Indian post-Gupta period (seventh to eighth century), while its physiognomy is based on Central Asian prototypes of similar date. Few works of art from tenth-century Tibet have survived, but what does remain seems to be an eclectic synthesis of elements drawn from the artistic traditions of Central Asia, India, Nepal, and China. The identification of the statue is difficult. The earth-touching gesture (bhumisparshamudra), a variant of which our Buddha makes with his right hand, is most frequently associated with Shakyamuni, the Historic Buddha. It alludes to his victory over the evil demon Mara, who sought to disturb his meditation, and therefore his enlightenment. The same gesture is also associated with Akshobhya, one of the five great cosmic Buddhas central to the iconography of early Tibetan Buddhism. The position of the Buddha's other hand, with his thumb and middle finger pressed together in an unusual gesture is not associated with the Historic Buddha and seems to support the identification of the sculpture as Akshobhya.