佛像网

尺寸：42 x 18.5 x 3 cm
年代：12-13世纪
质地：青铜(bronze)
风格：柬埔寨(Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th)
来源：克利夫兰艺术博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture
late 1100s–early 1200s

佛陀端坐于环绕的炽焰宝珠与盛放莲瓣之中。象征高棉帝国荣耀的双蛇从莲花座两侧昂首挺立。佛陀右手下垂结触地印，左手持一圆形物件，似为特殊的稻米供品，昭示佛陀庇佑大地永续丰饶的殊胜功德。

构图顶端延伸着佛陀证悟时所依的菩提树枝叶。莲座之下，地母正拧出发间之水涤荡魔军——那些手持棍盾、龇牙咧嘴的恶鬼向两侧溃逃。

Description
The Buddha sits surrounded by a circle of flaming jewels and full-blown lotus petals. Two rearing serpents emblematic of the glory of the Khmer Empire emerge from either side of his lotus pedestal. The Buddha’s right hand points down in the earth-touching gesture, and his left hand holds a round object, probably a special rice offering that indicates the Buddha’s power to ensure ongoing prosperity of the land.
The branches of the pipal tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment top the composition. Beneath his lotus pedestal, the earth goddess wrings the waters from her hair that wash away the army of Mara, the grimacing demons holding clubs and shields who flee to either side.