藍琉璃藥師佛坐像

2020年
75cm (l) x 75cm(w) x 75cm(h)
琉璃

琉璃藥師佛為東方凈琉璃世界之教主,系救度眾生疾病苦難的如來。民間多向藥師佛祈求消災延壽。本尊蔣家班造藥師佛儀態莊嚴,著褒衣博帶式袈裟,全跏跌坐於方型底座上,右手持藥訶子,左手托藥缽。面部慈祥端厚,表情自然恬靜,螺髻微微隆起,肩胸飽滿。因藥師佛所住凈琉璃世界,地為凈琉璃所敷,城闕宮殿皆由七寶構成,國土莊嚴極樂,故衣裾塑造線條亦如佛光普照,規範優美。造像整體渾然莊嚴,充滿動人的力量,仰望之倍感信心。藥師佛在經典中,是示現於壹個光明澄淨的藍色世界,故此尊坐像選用藍色琉璃,以體現藥師佛國土光明透徹、清凈無染。

Bhaisajyaguru, as the hierarch of the Eastern Pure Land, is the Buddha who rescues all living creatures from diseases and sufferings. Folks often pray to Bhaisajyaguru for removing ill fortune and realizing longevity.
This sculpture by Jiangjiaban presents a solemn Bhaisajyaguru wearing a low-collar wide-belt kasaya on a square pedestal in full-lotus posture with his right hand grabbing some herb and the left holding a bowl for pestling medicine. The Buddha features an amiable countenance, natural expressions, slightly uplifted rahotsu (conch-like curls), and a stout body. He lives in a realm where the land is floored by crystal colored glaze and the towers and palaces are built by the seven treasures. The land is majestic and blissful, and the drapery and lines of the sculpture are endowed with order and grace. When you look at the sculpture, the solemnity and power within it is the source of your confidence.
According to the Buddhist classics, Bhaisajyaguru manifests in a blue world of brightness and purity. Hence we choose blue-colored glaze as the material of the sculpture to represent the bright and pure Buddhist land.