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涅槃, 梵文音译，意译入灭、圆寂等。指除尽烦恼业报，进入不生不死、永久快乐安稳的最高理想境界。涅槃像是释迦牟尼的卧像，表现的是释迦牟尼80岁时在拘尸那揭罗(Kushinagar, 现印度拘尸那迦)圆寂时的形象.

Reclining Buddha Statue is a representation of Buddha lying down at the time of his Mahaparinirvana(大涅槃). This particular statue represents the historical Shakyamuni Buddha during the last phase of his illness. The Reclining Buddha statue is seen lying on the right side that is facing west and the head rests on its right hand. The right hand is seen placed under the head or on the pillow. The statue comes with a smiling expression of the Buddha that represents calmness and compassion that comes through enlightenment. The reclining Buddha is taken as an object of encouragement. It motivates beings to have enlightened and helps in releasing them from suffering in the form of rebirth.

释迦牟尼佛
释迦牟尼佛:本生故事

侧身而卧，双目微闭，神态安祥自然，面带微笑。双脚伸直并拢，右手支颐，左手自然地放在身体上，衣纹线条圆滑流畅。释迦涅槃像的题材从北魏一直延续到清代。

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