清乾隆 銅鎏金上師坐像

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英文品名：A QING QIANLONG GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A GURU 尺寸：H:17cm 銅鎏金。上師結跏趺坐於方形須彌座上，右手當胸結說法印，左手置於腹前，身側蓮莖擢起，承託法器。尊像剃髮，眉目含笑，面容沉靜；僧袍衣褶流轉自然，袍身與邊緣陰刻錦地、卷草與蓮瓣紋，方座四周淺刻纏枝蓮與聯珠邊飾。整器鑄造勻整，鎏金飽滿，刻工精細，為藏傳佛教供奉之上師像。藏傳佛教寺院與私家佛堂中，上師像（喇嘛像）置於佛龕中央或上首，與佛像、本尊像同受供養。藏語稱此類像為「喇嘛伊」，信眾於像前獻哈達、酥油燈、淨水，持咒觀想，視上師為加持之源。此像右手結說法印，象徵上師宣說教法、傳承不斷；身側蓮莖所擢法器，若為寶劍與經函，則屬格魯派宗喀巴祖師像之傳統。像多以紅銅或黃銅鑄後鎏金，背光、蓮座分體鑄造再榫接，為寺院定製或上流佈施所施。 A gilt-bronze figure of a guru seated in vajrasana on a rectangular pedestal. The right hand is raised in vitarka mudra at the chest and the left rests in the lap, while lotus stems rise beside the shoulders to support emblems. The teacher is shown with a shaven crown and a calm, gently smiling face. The monastic robe falls in natural folds, its hems and borders incised with brocade grounds, scrolling vines and lotus petals, and the pedestal is finely engraved with lotus scrolls and beaded edges. Cast and chased with care, the gilt surface is full and even, made as an object of Tibetan Buddhist devotion. In Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and private shrines, portraits of gurus are placed at the centre of the altar, venerated together with buddhas and yidams. Followers offer khata scarves, butter lamps and water bowls before the image, reciting mantras and visualising the master as the source of blessing. The vitarka mudra here denotes the guru turning the wheel of dharma and maintaining an unbroken lineage; the lotus-stem emblems beside the shoulders identify specific lineage holders. Such images were usually cast in copper or brass, fire-gilded, with the mandorla and lotus base cast separately and joined, commissioned by monasteries or donated by lay patrons.

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