佛陀的一生：比比沙拉国王的皈依 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	佛陀的一生：比比沙拉国王的皈依
品名（英）	Life of the Buddha: King Bimbisara's Conversion
入馆年号	1993年，1993.478.4
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1400 - 公元 1433
创作地区
分类	绘画（Paintings）
尺寸	图像: 29 5/8 × 43 5/8 英寸 (75.2 × 110.8 厘米) 整体 with mounting: 68 5/8 × 51 3/4 英寸 (174.3 × 131.4 厘米) 整体 with knobs: 68 5/8 × 54 1/2 英寸 (174.3 × 138.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	历史上的佛陀释迦牟尼开悟后，他成为了一名流浪的老师，传递了生命正在遭受苦难的信息，人们可以通过精神修炼和对所有生物的慈悲行为来解脱。这幅画来自一组八幅描绘佛陀生活中里程碑的画作，描绘了秃鹫峰宾比萨拉国王的皈依。佛陀以神化的形式坐在莲花基座上，举起右手，以示教义的手势。莲花基座象征着佛教智慧的纯洁，它像莲花一样从妄想的浑水中生长出来。所有的自然——云、溪流和山脉——似乎都从他发光的身影中散发出来，以体现教义。天上的生物从上面飞来听他说话，他坐在周围，周围是来自各个存在领域的追随者。他的僧侣追随者站在光环菩萨的背后，这些觉悟者就像前世的佛陀一样，留在世界上帮助他人达到觉悟。四大守护王的铠甲人物，他们在整个四个季度保护着教义，在宾比萨拉国王和他的侍从的身边。他们头顶上的金色小轮子象征着佛法，佛教法。
介绍（英）	After Shakyamuni, the historical Buddha, was enlightened, he became a wandering teacher, delivering the message that life is suffering from which one can be released through spiritual cultivation and compassionate behavior toward all living things. This painting, from a set of eight depicting milestones in the life of the Buddha, illustrates the conversion of King Bimbisara at Vulture Peak. The Buddha is shown in deified form seated on a lotus pedestal, with his right hand raised in the gesture that indicates teaching. The lotus pedestal symbolizes the purity of Buddhist wisdom, which grows like a lotus flower from the muddy waters of delusion. All of nature—clouds, streams, and mountains—seems to emanate from his glowing figure to manifest the teaching. Heavenly beings fly from above to hear him as he sits surrounded by followers from all realms of existence. His monastic followers stand behind haloed bodhisattvas, enlightened beings who, like the Buddha in his former lives, remain in the world to help others reach enlightenment. Armored figures of the Four Guardian Kings, who protect the teaching throughout the four quarters, flank King Bimbisara and his attendants. Tiny golden wheels above their heads symbolize the Dharma, the Buddhist Law.