439. Tibetan Buddha statues have a long history
Xu Le sat on the top of the East Mountain and looked at the small second quarter moon, sighed, walked down the hillside, and when he arrived at the hall, he saw Xiaobai staring at himself viciously, Xu Le smiled, "It's nothing to do with me!"
"What do you mean it's not related to you, do you have a little conscience, Qingning has nothing to do with you, if it weren't for you, how could she have her, she wouldn't have kicked me without her, the most fundamental thing is because of you!"
Xu Le thought about it, "There's nothing wrong"!
'Tell me, how to soothe my wounded and lonely heart!'
Xu Le listened to Xiaobai grinding while walking, "What do you think of Xiaoyue?"
'Ciao, the tongue and dagger are human, there is no sincerity at all', Xiaobai looked at Xu Le with disdain, "I forgot my righteousness when I saw it"!
Xu Le smiled, returned to the room, he sat for a while, and then began to look at the "Kangyur" and "Tengyur" he had brought, a total of fifteen boxes, the "Kangyur" includes "Sutra (the Buddha's words and teachings), "Vinaya" (the Sangha precepts made by the Buddha), "Treatise" (on the interpretation and study of the teachings), that is, "three Tibets and four continuations". After Shakyamuni's death, the Buddha's teachings were recited and assembled by his disciples six times. The Tengjur includes a "treatise" and a part of the "law". It is mainly a collection of commentaries and treatises on the Kangyur by Buddhist masters, scholars, and translators in the Tibetan and Turkish regions, including more classics such as philosophy, literature, art, language, logic, astronomy, calculus, medicine, craft, and architecture.
Xu Le is reading Tibetan, reading a little hard, the Chinese version of the "Tripitaka" himself turned over, the classic thirteen classics of some important paragraphs and sentences he will memorize, nothing will think, but really detailed look at the Tibetan language, you have to look at the word by word, sometimes look at the Chinese will look at the past ten lines at a glance, he feels very headache, but very interesting, read a little slowly, but also read four or five books in one night!
After breakfast the next day, Xu Le began to read the book, and when he got to the back, it was faster and faster, the text was more familiar, and many of the contents were actually repeated, although the words were not the same, but the meaning was somewhat repetitive, three days in a row to the twenty-ninth of the month, Xu Le finally finished reading all the two major sets of the Tripitaka, on the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Xu Le did not get up, and lay on the bed for two hours in a daze, before finally slowing down!
He has some confidence in this trip to the country of moldy pears, he doesn't have to think about it, he must encounter things, and listening to some words, he still doesn't know what special mission he has, it won't be easy, so be prepared, not to mention that he did find some things, especially for the Hinayana sect or those immortals in prehistory, he has some understanding, in fact, some so-called immortals are actually the venerable of the ancient primitive Buddhist sect!
Xu Le fans got up in a daze, watching everyone busy, sticking couplets, blessing characters, and small lanterns on the trees in the room, and small lanterns on the mountain, a red and fiery atmosphere, full of meat in the yard, chicken, pork, fish, and a temporary stove outside, Sanjie lit the fire, Ah Zhong chopped the firewood, everyone was busy, Qingning stood in the courtyard and commanded everyone, Xu Le looked at Qingning, who was dressed in red, and was a little stunned, no one paid attention to him, Feel like you're a transparent person!
'Brother, don't you feel a little like a young grandmother'? Xiaobai smiled!
Xu Le nodded involuntarily, and then quickly shook his head!
'Don't you think you're useless, no one cares about you?'
Xu Le looked at Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai looked embarrassed, and then ran to Qing Ning's side, rubbed Qing Ning's calf, and then hugged Qing Ning's calf with his two front legs, Xiao Bai smiled at Xu Le, 'Hey, hurry up and hug your thigh, or it will be too late later'!"
Qing Ning smiled and patted Xiao Bai's head, Xiao Bai demonstrated to Xu Le with a proud and proud expression!
'Do you dare to hug it?' ’
"Ah Zhong, bring me the axe", Xu Le shouted at Ah Zhong, Ah Zhong was stunned and didn't understand what it meant, and Xiao Bai ran away with a swish!
"If you dare to hug again, I won't be able to kill you"! Xu Le said viciously to Xiaobai, and Xiaobai laughed!
At noon, Grandpa Guan came over with nearly twenty people, Xu Le asked them to come over, now he has nothing to be afraid of, not to mention himself, but these friends of his are enough to suppress everything, unless there is a strong person from the zenith realm, no one will come, so he has nothing to fear!
When these people saw Xu Le, they all felt very strange, but they didn't expect Xu Le at home to be like a handsome man, and he didn't have any momentum at all!
Everyone greeted Xu Le one by one, Xu Le smiled, waved his hand at everyone, and introduced his parents to everyone, these people except for Fuzi in the city, Peach Blossom Ke has seen, and the two masters have seen everyone else is the first time, one by one is very respectful, thanks to Xu Le's parents, Xu Le's parents are also very happy to see so many friends, this noon set up two tables, Xu Le made an exception for everyone to drink, took out the fifteen years of good wine, everyone did not drink much, one is that there was not much drinking, The second is that you can't drink too much, and no one talks about anything about cultivation and martial arts!
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, everyone finished eating and drinking, and then went to the courtyard, sitting next to the long table under the tree, Qingning made tea for everyone, and everyone was frightened, I didn't expect this domineering and martial arts girl to be like a little daughter-in-law here, one by one, I was honestly afraid, that is, even Huo Siye felt that Xu Le, this kid was really blessed, just look at his granddaughter like this, hey, it's over!
But young people's business is young people's business!
"Everyone, I heard that everyone is now a director and senior manager of Tianxin Pharmaceutical, congratulations!" Xu Le said with a smile, "I've been reading the Tripitaka in Tibetan language for the past few days, and I just want to learn about Buddhist statue making with my apprentice, you can also listen to it, there may be some help!"
As soon as Xu Le finished speaking, Xiaoliang came back, taking Zhao Jinhuan, as well as Fang Zhiping and Song Yuyan, Guocheng went home, he had to go back for the New Year!
Everyone greeted each other and said a good New Year, and they listened to Sanjay talk about the statue!
In the seventh century A.D., Buddhism was introduced into the Tibetan region of China, and the Buddhist art in the Tibetan region was the absorption and integration of the local art of the Tibetan region to the Sanskrit and Han Buddhist arts, and in the early days of its formation, it also absorbed the artistic styles of Nishar, Kashmir, and Gilgit. After more than 1,000 years of experience in sectarianism and art, the Tibetan Buddhist statue art with unique characteristics of the snowy plateau has finally been formed on the roof of the world.
Han Buddha statues pursue the perfect idealization of Buddha statues and the sinicization of images. The Buddha statue is solemn, the costume is complete, pure and dignified, and the demeanor is serene. The face is plump and round, solemn and elegant, and the clothes are naturally smooth and graceful.
Tibetan Buddha statues are very different from Han Buddha statues, and Tibetan Buddha statues are divided into seven types, namely: patriarch line, Buddha line, Bodhisattva line, Buddha mother line, Arhat line, Dharma protector god system and treasure heavenly king line. There are also Bodhisattvas such as Guanyin, Manjushri, and Fuxian in the Tibetan Buddha statues, but the image is not exactly the same as the Han Buddha statue system.
The Tibetan Buddha statue is rich and peculiar, the Buddha style pursues individuality, spirituality, mystery, and there are many varieties of clothes and different styles. There are statues of the demonstrable with kind eyebrows and kind eyes and a serene face; a fierce god and evil, a multi-headed and multi-armed secret sect statue; the charming and touching statue of Tara; The image of the Buddha statue is strange, and there are "quiet phase" and "fierce phase". The fierce expression is vicious, the face is hideous, the hands are multi-legged, the head of the bull and the face of the horse, and the magic weapons and weapons are all kinds of hands. It shows the image of attacking demons and infidels.
Tibetan Buddha statue in Tara, legend is Guanyin Bodhisattva in order to save sentient beings and with tears to appear, white Tara and green Tara are the most worshipped, according to legend, the Nepalese wife of the king of Tubo Songtsen, Princess Chizun is the incarnation of Tara, can help people to free from the lion difficulty, elephant difficulty, fire difficulty, prison, thief difficulty, inhuman difficulty, etc., so it is also called "saving the eight difficult mothers". Princess Wencheng, the wife of the Tang Dynasty married by King Songzan of Tubo, is considered to be the incarnation of Green Tara, with a single eye on the forehead, palms and soles of the feet, so it is also known as the seven-eyed Buddha mother.
The Tibetan Buddhist school and its sectarian art were quickly spread to the mainland. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was all over the land of China, and there were a considerable number of Tibetan Buddhist artworks, which were miraculously left to the precious cultural heritage of all mankind by virtue of the innate piety and wisdom of the whole people's religious beliefs.
There is a copper-plated Tibetan statue of the Yuan generation, which is obviously sinicized, and it is the style of the Tibetan Buddha statue of the Yuan generation. Its girdle, simple clothing pattern, high meat bun, and half-moon-shaped tunic rosette are all obvious characteristics of Tibetan statues. The most obvious place for sinicization is the expression of the face and clothing lines of the statue. All of them have broad and flat faces, unlike Ni statues, with sharp cheeks; The eyes are straight, the eyebrows are like crescent moons, and the eyebrows are not raised like Ni-style statues; The eye socket is not deep, and the nose is not hooked. There are some realistic clothing patterns in Sinicization.,There are more leg clothing lines.。 Nizel is accustomed to the Sarnath style, and the pattern of clothing is very simple.
The Ming generation learned the lessons of the Buddhist sect of the Yuan generation, which worshiped Tibet alone, and adopted the national religious policy of "many feuds and more construction". As an important gift for religious affairs, the art of Buddhist statues in Kyoto was also spread and developed.
The style of Yongle and Xuande statues is very unique: the body is thick, the shape is solid, the body is beautiful and generous, the face is wide and flat, and the eyes are straight. The clothing pattern is realistic, with a strong texture. The Buddha statue is adorned with snail hair and is dressed in a robe that covers the right shoulder, and the Bodhisattva wears a hair crown and a combed bun, and the upper body is decorated with a net-like Yingluo, and the lower body is dressed in a long skirt. The carcass is thick and heavy, the surface is gold-plated, and the gold is pure and thick, bright and pleasing to the eye. The rosette is sealed. On the Yongle and Xuande court statues, there are respectively engraved with the inscriptions of "Yongle Nianshi of the Ming Dynasty" and "Xuande Nianshi of the Ming Dynasty", which are generally engraved in front of the lotus seat table. The signatures of the statues were all read from left to right, rather than the traditional right-to-left inverted book format in the Han region at that time.
The Qing dynasty continued to revere Tibetan Buddhism, and the spread and influence of Tibetan Buddhism in Kyoto was still very strong. Like the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the Tibetan Buddhism in Kyoto during the Qing dynasty was mainly revered and believed in by emperors and members of the imperial family. Among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi and Qianlong attached great importance to the Tibetan Buddhist school in particular, and the Kangxi Emperor personally canonized the teacher of the first Zhang Jiaguo, the first Zhezun Buzhugu and the fifth Brahma Rangxiu, and took the lead in creating the Zhongzheng Hall in the palace to chant the scriptures, and built a number of Rangxiu temples such as Maha Kala Temple, Yongmu Temple, and Zifuyuan.
Kangxi statue modeling process is fine, the medicine Buddha statue is the earliest known Kangxi statue, wearing the right shoulder robe, the clothes are carved with a variety of fine plant ornaments, sitting on the knees, both hands are sealed, the shape is straight, the structure is symmetrical, it is a typical representative of the Kangxi Buddha costume, and its robe decoration reflects the characteristics of the fine craftsmanship of the Kangxi statue.
The four-armed Guanyin Bodhisattva statue in the collection of the Kyoto Imperial Palace is the representative of the Kangxi Bodhisattva costume, and the decorations on the Bodhisattva's body, such as the tiara, the treasure, the earrings, the Yingluo and various ornaments, are delicate, the craftsmanship is very fine, and the craftsmanship is very fine and meticulous. The tiara is carved using a hollow technique, which is exquisitely clear and exquisite.
Compared with the Kangxi statue, the artistic level of the Qianlong statue is inferior, the modeling posture is more rigid, and the craftsmanship is not as fine as the Kangxi statue, although the overall look is generous, the structure is symmetrical, the body is smooth and clean, and the materials are exquisite, but it lacks the inner spiritual temperament and touching artistic charm. During the Qianlong period, the statues were shaped in strict accordance with the regulations of these Buddha statues and the established image patterns, and the statues generally moved towards stylization, which led to a sharp decline in the artistic level.
In addition to the Tibetan Buddha statues made by the court during the Kangqian period, most of the people imitated the style of palace statues. Folk statues are not signed with the year, but the modeling style and craft characteristics are very similar to the palace statues. ”
Sanjay told everyone about the statue, because he is a thangka master himself, and he is also very familiar with the statue, these are all things that Xu Le must say in the future that he will go to the secret altars of various factions, so let Sanjay talk about it very carefully!
"The Tibetan Buddha statue is mainly composed of five parts: bronze statue, woodcut statue, clay statue, stone statue and butter flower statue. These include:
1. Buddha statues: This kind of statue is the most abundant type of various materials in the Tibetan soil area. Including Shakyamuni Buddha, Qiangpa Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, Medicine Buddha, Amitayus Buddha, Immovable Buddha, Buddha of the Great Ri Nyorai, Three Buddhas (Buddha Shakya, Buddha of the Burning Lamp, Maitreya Buddha), Three Buddhas (Medicine Buddha, Buddha Shakya, Buddha Amitabha), Seven Buddhas (Buddha Vibha, Buddha of Corpse Abandonment, Buddha of Vaishafu, Buddha of Detaining, Buddha of Kannahamuni, Buddha of the Gyalpa), Buddha of the Five Directions (Buddha Virujana, Buddha Ajina, Buddha Amitabha, Buddha of Baosheng, Buddha of Bukong), Eight Medicine Buddhas, Thirty-five Buddhas, etc.
2. Bodhisattvas: The common Guanyin Bodhisattvas include double-body Guanyin, four-armed Guanyin, lion riding Guanyin, eleven-faced Guanyin, thousand-handed and thousand-eyed Guanyin, etc. Eight Bodhisattva statues: Manjushri, Maitreya, Guanyin, Puxian, Dashi Zhi Bodhisattva, Void Tibetan Bodhisattva, Jizo Bodhisattva, Obstacle Removal Bodhisattva, etc.
3. Tara: The Tibetan Buddhist Tara is called "Dolma" and "Dorama". They are of different colors, and they are twenty-one tars. The most popular statues of Tara are White Tara and Green Tara. White Tara is the incarnation of Princess Chizun of Nepal, while Green Tara is said to be the incarnation of Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty.
Fourth, the Buddha mother: including the Buddha Mother, the Big White Umbrella Cover Buddha Mother, the Empty Walking Mother, the Three Longevity Statues, the Auspicious Heavenly Mother, the White Pull Mother, the Lion-faced Buddha Mother, the Zhixing Buddha Mother, the Vajra Earth Mother, etc., are the female protector deities worshiped by the Tibetan Buddhist School of Esoteric School. According to the Tibetan Buddhist school, the Buddha's enlightenment is entirely due to the wisdom bestowed by the Buddha's mother, so the Buddha's mother should be worshipped. Another meaning of the Buddha's mother is that "the Buddha takes the Dharma as his teacher, the Buddha is born from the Dharma, and the Dharma is the Buddha's mother." ”
5. Dharma protectors: The Dharma protector statues are also the gods who support the Buddha's good laws. The common statues of Dharma protectors include the four heavenly kings: the Heavenly King of the Eastern Holding Kingdom, the Southern Growth Heavenly King, the Western Wide-eyed Heavenly King, and the Northern Duowen Heavenly King. The gates of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries are generally painted and sculpted with statues of the four heavenly kings. In addition, the famous protector gods include Mahakala, Bandan Lamu, Daikokutenshin, Demon Slaying Yamazun, Fudo Ming King, Vajra Haimu, Six-armed Yiyi, God of War, God of Wealth, etc.
6. Vajra: It is mainly a statue of the Buddha-figure or Dharma Protector in the practice of the Tibetan Buddhist Tantra. The most famous and common ones are the Great Vajra, the Horsehead Vajra, the Dense Vajra, the Shengle Vajra, the Joyful Vajra, the Kalachakra Vajra, the Vajrapani, the Vajra, the Yama Demon Venerable, etc. It is generally characterized by the appearance of wrath, majesty, and has the power to deter evil.
7. Arhats: The Arhat statues in the Tibetan Buddhist monasteries generally refer to the sixteen Arhat statues, also known as the Sixteen Venerable Statues. The Arhat statues spread from the Central Plains to the Tibetan region. They are: Indha Venerable, Venerable Athta, Venerable Vanabhas, Venerable Karika, Venerable Vacharabudta, Venerable Bhadra, Venerable Kalavas, Venerable Kanogavarya, Venerable Bhagula, Venerable Rahura, Venerable Tundha Semitoga, Venerable Bindurabara, Venerable Halftoga, Venerable Nagahi, Venerable Subindra, Venerable Ami.
8. Patriarchs: The statues of patriarchs mainly refer to the statues of the founders of various sects and famous monks in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Therefore, the Buddhist scriptures say, "Those who start the law are the teachers of others, and those who establish sects are the ancestors." "The statue of Master Lotus Sheng, the founder of the Yining sect, was the earliest. Later, there were the Kadampa Atisha Venerable, the great translator Rinchen Sampo, and the Dromm Dunpa; Venerable Marpa, His Holiness Milarepa, Tabraj, Dusong Chenpa, Gabaipa, Pamu Drukpa, and Tangdong Jebu of the Gabai School; Gongga Nyingpo, Sonam Tsermo, Drakpa Gyaltsen, Gongga Gyaltsen, Phag Pa Lodrup Gyaltsen, etc.; Statues of the founders of the Gehuang sect, such as Master Tsongkha, Jia Caojie, Kezhujie, Brahma of all dynasties, Ruyibao, Gyangyang Chogyal, Jangchen Chogyal, etc., or Khenpo, Geshe, etc.
9. Figures: This kind of statue mainly refers to the statues of kings, ministers, princesses, and famous cultural figures who have supported Buddhism in successive dynasties since Tibet. For example, the statues of the three kings of the Dharma are common in the history of Tibetan Buddhism: Songtsen, Trisong Detsen, and Rebajin; Statues of historical figures such as Princess Wencheng, Princess Chizun, Princess Jincheng, Thonmi Sambuza, Gar Ludongzan, and King Polonai. Compared with the statues of the protector gods, the statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva and Tara appear kind, solemn and wonderful, and show more of the aesthetic mood of kindness, beauty and tranquility. ”
Xu Le listened to Sanjay's introduction, compared with the buildings and Buddha statues in the "Tengyur" he watched, and at the same time thought about the secret altar and routines and their respective images!
Everyone said in detail for the first time, even the two masters listened very seriously, they have seen a lot but this is not their profession, and it is not so systematic, it has been spoken for nearly two hours, and after Sanjay finished speaking, everyone got up and saluted Sanjie, Sanjay was a little embarrassed, and quickly shook his hands and said, "I still have to learn from your predecessors"!
Xu Le was very satisfied with what Sanjay said, the only thing was that he didn't know why he listened to the Twenty-One Tar Mother and felt a little weak in his heart, and he didn't know what was going on, thinking of the woman in green riding a white horse on the top of the city, what the hell, Da Changtian?