炳灵寺石窟刘琦像辨析

摘要

炳灵寺石窟藏传佛教壁画中保存着几尊造型特别的画像，通过分析，可以确认这尊为刘琦像。刘琦是明初赴任于西藏的官员，入藏后皈依黄教，精研佛学，任职期间为藏族民做了许多好事，深得人心，去世后身份被神格化，进而演化成了藏传佛教的重要神祇。刘琦在炳灵寺的出现，反映了明代河湟地区刘琦信仰的流行。%The Buddhist murals in Bingling Grotto incorporate a few portrayals of unique shape .They are identified as portrayals of Liu qi after comparison and characteristic analysis .Liuqi is an officer who ook office in Tibet in Ming Dynasty .Afrer his arrival to Tibet Liuqi devoted himself into Shamanism nd studied Buddhism .Liuqi did many good deeds for the Tibetan and therefore won the heart of Ti-etan.After he passed away Liuqi was deified and then be came an important deity of Tibetan Bud -hism.The presence of Liuqi’s portrayals in Bingling Grotto indicates the worship of Liuqi in Hehuang region in the Ming Dynasty .