三院伽蓝【英】

Illustration of a Three-Courtyard Temple (Sangharama)

定义

大型寺院平面布局方式之一。莫高窟盛唐以后弥勒上生经变 中表示弥勒菩萨所居住的兜率天宫。

Illustration of a Three-courtyard Temple: displays the common layout of large Buddist temples. It also refers to the Tushita Heaven Palace where the Maitreya Buddha resides, according to the sutra illustration of The Buddha Pronounces the Sutra of Maitreya Bodhisattva's Attainment of Buddhahood in the Mogao Caves created after the High Tang period.