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目連救母故事之圖文敘事－以「食未入口，化成火炭」情節為例
The Illustrated Narrative of Mulian Rescues His Mother - Case study on the Plot of Food Becomes Coal Before Eating
摘要
後世所流傳的目連救母故事，是由《佛說盂蘭盆經》所增改而來。《佛說盂蘭盆經》是西晉高僧竺法護所譯，是一部宣傳孝道思想的佛經。佛教為了弘法傳教，往往將艱深難懂的佛經，轉變成世俗大眾易於接受的通俗形式，如有說唱及戲劇的表演；有繪於敦煌石窟的壁畫及經卷的插圖；甚或以繪本、動畫呈現者。目連救母故事透過通俗的語言、文字及圖像進行敘事，因載體的差異，對於情節的取捨也會有所不同。以圖像呈現時，則將某些情節定格在某個特定大小的壁畫或紙張上，透過具體的畫面，呈現抽象的概念，讓觀看者能接收到此故事所欲傳達的意含。本文將聚焦於目連救母故事中「食未入口，化成火炭」情節的圖文敘事作為論述對象，藉以了解圖與文的關係及其圖像在不同載體所呈現的情節差異。
並列摘要
＂Mulian Rescues His Mother＂ was adapted from ＂The Buddha Speaks The Ullambana Sutra＂ which was translated by Dharmarakṣa and has been circulated among offspring. It is a Sutra that advocates filial piety. To widely preach, Buddhism often transforms difficult Buddhist scriptures into popular forms that can been accepted by people. There are rap and drama performances, or illustrations of murals and scriptures of Dunhuang Grottoes, or even presented in picture books and animations. ＂Mulian Rescues His Mother＂ is narrated through common language, words and images. Due to different carriers, the concentration of scenario will be different. The lecturer presented the special plot as an image on a mural or paper in a specific format. The audience could understand the meaning of the story through the concepts presented in the image. This article will focus on the narrative and graphic of ＂Mulian Rescues His Mother＂ by the example of ＂Food Becomes Charcoal Before Eating＂ and then we can understand the relationship between them and the evolution of the plot.