Smile at the flowers,
cleansed away all kinds of troubles in the world,
This is the most beautiful smile in China,
It is also the most beautiful smile in the East.
One flower and one world, one grass and one paradise,
A tree and a Bodhi, a leaf as it comes,
One sand, one bliss, one stone, one world,
One side is a pure land, one thought is pure.
Laugh and understand.
During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced from India to China, and the Buddhist statue art also landed in China, and after thousands of years, the Han Buddha statue art with Chinese cultural connotation was gradually formed.
Ancient Chinese Buddha statues record Buddhist art and the good wishes of people in the hearts of all dynasties in a solemn and elegant form.
■ Pudu sentient beings
Throughout the history of art in the world, there is no art as obsessed with smiling as the Chinese Buddhist statues, and yet so wonderful.
When you stand in front of the Buddha statue, whether you believe in it or not, you will be impressed by its smile when you raise your eyes and gaze.
Why do Buddhas and Bodhisattvas like to smile? Have you counted, there are several kinds of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas? Today's most beautiful Buddha smile, is there a Buddha statue you have seen with your own eyes? Let's take a look:
During the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, Buddhism was introduced from India to China, and Buddhist statue art also landed in China.
People use stone carving, color (clay) sculpture, wood carving, copper casting, porcelain sculpture, embroidered statue, silk, dry lacquer and other colorful forms to present the beauty of Buddha statue art.
▲Shanxi Datong Yungang Grottoes
In the creation of Chinese craftsmen in the past dynasties, the Buddha statue has a solemn and harmonious beauty, all external forms are subordinated to the inner expression, detachment, tranquility, harmony, but also entrust the good wishes of the people of the past dynasties.
The Buddha smiled and said that there were five causes for the five colors of light to come out of his mouth:
▲Northern Wei Dynasty, Eastern Wei Dynasty, Bodhisattva statue partial
1. If you want to ask something, because it is beneficial
When the Buddha smiled, he would attract the attention of all beings around him. Because of curiosity, people will take the initiative to ask. Because the Buddha smiled in order to benefit sentient beings and to speak the Dharma for sentient beings.
▲Shandong Qingzhou Longxing Temple, Northern Qi, Thinking Bodhisattva statue partial
2. Fear that people talk about Buddha and don't know how to laugh
Not smiling for a long time will make the public feel strange. Mistakenly thinking that the Buddha had lost the ability to smile with joy. In order not to cause negative karma to sentient beings, the Buddha smiled.
▲ Offering to the Bodhisattva, Yungang Grottoes, the middle of the Northern Wei Dynasty
3. For the sake of the present mouth
Because of the smile, all sentient beings know that the Buddha's mouth shines, and only then can they have the opportunity to witness and understand the Buddha's special beauty.
▲Northern Wei Dynasty, Eastern Wei Dynasty, Bodhisattva statue partial
4. Laugh at the insincerity
Ten directions and three times, the Buddha saw everything. Some sentient beings think that they can be deceived and get through, but they know that everything is obviously abnormal. The Buddha didn't say anything, just smiled and sighed.
▲The three statues of the Buddha of the Northern Qi Dynasty back screen are the main statues
5. Laughing arhats do not guard the bodhisattva path
Because the arhats are written in the emptiness of man, they fall into the emptiness. I don't know that there is more Bodhisattva Dao, the only Buddha vehicle, so the Buddha smiled.
■ China's top ten most beautiful smiling Buddhas
1. Noble and graceful: The smile of the Buddha in Lushena of the Longmen Grottoes
Longmen Lushena is recognized as the most beautiful giant Buddha and is known for its mysterious smile. The cave niche system is a Buddha, two disciples, two Bodhisattvas, two heavenly kings, two willers, a shop of nine types of combination, the wall decoration relief in the cave is more dense.
The main statue is more than 17 meters high, is the largest in the Longmen Grottoes, when we let our eyes wander between the nine statues, we will unconsciously be attracted by the main Buddha, naturally stop our eyes on her smile, so we find that this smile has irresistible magic.
▲Yungang Cave 20, Buddha Costume, Buddha III, Northern Wei Dynasty
2. Majestic and vigorous: The smile of the meditation Buddha in the 20th cave of Yungang
Cave 20 is the most brilliant work of Yungang Grottoes, and the walls of the cave are densely decorated. The main statue is 13.7 meters tall and has the robust artistic style of Gandhara in India. The big Buddha is magnificent, and his vigorous smile reveals an aggressive imperial atmosphere.
▲ Zidong Dongyan Cave No. 2, Nianhua Buddha, Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing period
3. Tongtho Deed: The smile of the Buddha in the middle of the rock
The cave has a niche and two images, a Buddha and a disciple, the Buddha is Shakyamuni, and the disciple is Kasya. The styling features of the statue are all in the service of the theme.
The big Buddha looked down, pursed his lips and the smile at the corners of his mouth were full of mystery, which was a kind of through-the-ground smile, echoing the gesture of holding flowers.
Such an exquisite stone sculpture of "smiling flowers" is extremely rare in Chinese grottoes, and smiling is the theme of this cave.
▲ Anyue Reclining Buddha Temple, No. 3 Shakya Nirvana Statue, Cliff Statue, Tang Dynasty
4. Tranquility: The smile of the Nirvana Buddha in the Anyue Reclining Buddha Temple
The body of the giant Buddha is flat, and the sparse lines of the clothes form a convergence trend to draw the eye, highlighting the smooth face, and the body is stiff and flat, without reversing the momentum, and the shape looks weak, but it contrasts the vitality of the round face and the smile on the lips.
Smile, this tiny momentum, like a pebble, stirred up rows of folds around it, rippling like ripples, stirring the audience.
▲ Zhucheng Lushena big Buddha head, 1.32 meters high, Northern Dynasty
5. Bright and eternal: the smile of the Great Buddha of Lushena in Zhucheng
Although only the head remains, its smiling expression is still very infectious, because the smile is very wonderful, and it is known as "the first laughing Buddha in the East".
This smile has a timeless quality, it is a permanent smile, there is no temporality, this is the most difficult subject in carving, and he must overcome the temporality of expressions that no sculpture can surpass.
▲Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes Cave 275 West Wall Colored Sculpture Maitreya Bodhisattva Statue Beiliang
6. Loving and delightful: the smile of Maitreya Bodhisattva in Cave 275 of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang
Maitreya Bodhisattva is a wooden bone clay sculpture painted in high relief, and the strong and vigorous body has a clear Gandhara style, which is the center of this cave.
The delicate facial portrayal, the constricting gaze, and the outstretched corners of the mouth all make the smiling expression stand out, and the two straight lines formed by the piping and pattern of the outer coat meet the gaze in the mouth and nose, and the smiling expression is emphasized.
▲ Dazu Beishan No. 136 Wheel Passage Cave - Statue of the Bodhisattva of the Southern Song Dynasty
7. Compassion and suffering: The smile of Guanyin Bodhisattva is not empty
This statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva is realistic, and it is the image of Guanyin Bodhisattva of a young and beautiful lady in the world. The cheeks are plump, and there is a bit of a double chin, and the demeanor and temperament are completely displayed as "human" rather than "divine".
▲Qingzhou Longxing Temple, cellar unearthed thinking Bodhisattva statue, Northern Qi
8. Enlightenment: The smile of the Bodhisattva unearthed in the cellar of Longshan Temple in Qingzhou
From the perspective of modeling, there is no clothing line on the statue, which highlights the edge line of the body, and also makes the delicate portrayal of the face be highlighted and highlighted, and the smile is especially prominent.
In terms of size and the creation of space atmosphere: the height size is less than 1 meter, which is much smaller than that of normal people. The majesty of God is gone, and the smile is full of human touch.
In terms of painting, the remaining colors tell us that they were once painted with gold and color, and that the smile is warmer because of these colors.
▲Gansu Tianshui Maijishan Cave 123 virgin statue painted clay sculpture Western Wei Dynasty
9. Innocent: The smile of the virgin in Cave 123 of Maijishan, Tianshui, Gansu
The girl is said to have been assigned by the Buddha to greet Vimalaya, and her unusually vivid portrayal, natural vivid and innocent smile is very contagious, with squinting eyes and convergent gaze, and exaggerated neckline arcs that clearly emphasize the momentum of the smile.
With a height of 114 centimeters, it is about the same as a real child, and it is very life-like, and it feels like seeing a real person. In addition, the form of clay sculpture and painting also adds warmth to the smile.
▲Yungang Cave 34, the north side of the West Wall Buddha Shrine, the upper corner of the Feitian Northern Wei Dynasty
10. Refinement and Joy: The Flying Smile on the West Wall of Cave 34 of Yungang
This is a flying image of a woman, smiling, thin, slender, slender waist, high bun, wearing a short shirt on the upper body, a long skirt on the bottom, the feet are converged, and the skirt is wrapped around the feet, fluttering like wings.
Throughout the history of world art,
There is no art like the Chinese Buddha statue
So obsessed with smiling,
And so wonderful.
When you stand in front of the statue of the Buddha,
Whether you believe in it or not,
When you raise your eyes and gaze,
will be impressed by its flowery smile.
The smile seemed to pour out something,
Like an invisible wind, blowing the heart,
Cleanses away all kinds of troubles in the world.
This is the most beautiful smile in China,
It is also the most beautiful smile in the East!
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