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尺寸：H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm); W. 11 in. (7.9 cm); D. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
年代：8世纪
质地：合金铜
风格：斯里兰卡
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
早期佛教斯里兰卡的典型标志是佛陀向人传授佛法。他以冥想瑜伽的姿势坐着，穿着僧侣的僧袍，一块未经雕琢的布紧紧地围在身上，右肩袒露(南传佛教风格)。卷发短而紧密，代表佛陀对物质世界的抛弃，当时他剪掉了头发，放弃了王子的随身饰物。眼窝上镶嵌着宝石或水晶，增强了真实感。火焰状头部突起是佛教的一种吉祥标志。
–Artemis译注 01/07/2021

Buddha Expounding the Dharma
late 8th century
Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura)

The quintessential icon of early Buddhist Sri Lanka is the Buddha gesturing vitarka-mudra, imparting his dharma to all. Seated in a meditative yogic posture, he wears the monk’s uttarasanga, an untailored length of cloth drawn tautly around the body, with his right shoulder exposed in the southern manner of Buddhism. His hair is expressed in short, tight curls to evoke his renunciation of the material world, when he cut off his hair and gave away his princely adornments. The eye sockets were inlaid with precious stones or rock crystal to add a heightened level of realism. The flame-shaped head protuberance (ushniha) is one of the principal auspicious markings (lakshanas) of Buddhahood.