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尺寸：H. 2 1/2 (6.4 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
年代：7-8世纪
质地：象牙(Ivory)
风格：克什米尔
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
摩耶夫人在无忧树下生下释迦摩尼后七天就去世了。由于她生佛祖的功德，而升天界——三十三天当了教主。释迦牟尼佛成佛之后，观察他的母亲还在天上享乐，就以神通力升到三十三天，也就是忉利天，为母亲说法——《地藏王菩萨本愿经》。令他的母亲发大菩提心，求生到究竟的常寂光净土。释迦牟尼佛为母说法，就是要让母亲知道佛法的利益——天界并非是终极的善道，天界也在轮回之中，只有佛的国土才是真正出离轮回，不堕恶道。

这幅小雕板描绘了佛陀在忉利天向去世的母亲说法后, 从忉利天沿着天梯下凡的形象。这一事迹在早期佛教世界被广泛描绘。佛陀的两边是持伞者和持蝇掸者，空中的天女手持花环。

–Artemis注 01/07/2021

Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven
7th–8th century
India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir),

This diminutive panel depicts the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsha heaven, where he visited to preach the Buddhist gospel (dharma) to his mother, who had died soon after his birth. The three steps below his feet indicate the ladder upon which he descended. This miracle was widely depicted in the early Buddhist world. Here, umbrella and flywhisk bearers attend the Buddha, while airborne celebrants present garlands.