Duan Yinghui

DOI: 10.64212/SLSH3335

Abstract

The term Bu’er (不二) was originally derived from Bu’er Dharma (不二法門) in the Vimalakirti Sutra (《維摩詰經》), which does not specifically describe the gestures of Vimalakirti (維摩詰) and Manjushri (文殊師利) but appears in later cave murals, carvings, and paintings, and which is similarly seen in the brick carvings of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (竹林七賢) in Nanjing. This paper attempts to trace the source of the Bu’er gesture image.

Key Words

Vimalakirti, Bu’er gesture, Bu’er Dharma