摘要
美国洛杉矶郡立艺术博物馆藏米拉日巴传记唐卡是目前所知此类唐卡中年代最早的.本文从该唐卡出发,结合乳毕坚金1488年编撰的《至尊米拉日巴传·引道解脱与一切智》对唐卡描绘的场景及题记进行释读,发现此幅米拉日巴传记唐卡的内容与传记文献记载高度一致.唐卡中所绘直贡噶举派上师传承可以追溯到该派对米拉日巴修行地拉齐的传承与经营历史,该题材唐卡是由乳毕坚金及弟子首创,在创制时吸收了西藏流传的佛传故事唐卡构图,目的是为了推广刚问世的米拉日巴传记及道歌.
Abstract
The thangka depicting Milarepa's life,housed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art,is currently known as one of the earliest thangkas of its kind.The author interprets the painted scenes in thirty sections and their inscriptions based on the biography of Milarepa,the Rje btsun chen po mi la ras pa'i rnam thar thar pa dang thams cad mkhyen pa'i lam ston,that was compiled by Gtsang smyon Heruka(1452-1507),alias Rus pa'i rgyal mtshan in 1488.Research reveals that the content of this biographical thangka of Milarepa is highly consistent with the biography.The thangka illustrates the transmission of the'Bri gung bka'brgyud lineage from Milarepa,tracing its historical development and spiritual legacy back to Milarepa's practice site at La phyi.This type of thangka was firstly created by Gtsang smyon Heruka and his disciples who incorporated elements from traditional Tibetan Buddhist narratives into its composition.The purpose of this thangka was to promote the newly emerging biography and songs of Milarepa.