ABSTRACT

Northern Liang (397–439), known for its patronage of Buddhist translation and statuary, is undoubtedly an exceptional ‘Buddhist kingdom’ in the medieval history. On 9 October 2018, Guangming Ribao 光明日報 (Guangming Daily) published an article claiming that a Buddhist statue recently discovered on Mount Tianti in Wuwei by the founder of Northern Liang (i.e., Juqu Mengxun 沮渠蒙遜 [r. 401–433]). Juqu’s mother Lady Che 車氏 was perhaps from the Western Regions; and his wife Lady Peng 彭氏 was perhaps a Qiang descendant – both were from ethnicities that, during the medieval time, were predominantly Buddhists. Mount Tianti Grotto 天梯山石窟, also known as the ‘stone grotto of Northern Liang,’ is referred to by the modern archaeologist Su Bai 宿白 (1922–2018) as the epitome of the stone grotto of the ‘Northern Liang Model.’ Is it certain that the female Buddhist statue in question is the Queen Dowager? In this author’s opinion, this attribution is an overinterpretation and is also the result of misunderstanding of a set phrase used in the inscriptions of the statues of the Northern Dynasties (386–577).

摘要

北部梁（397–439​​），以佛教翻译和雕像的赞助而闻名，无疑是中世纪历史上一个特殊的“佛教王国”。2018年10月9日，光明日报光明日报（《光明日报》）发表了一篇文章，声称北梁的创始人（即Juqu Mengxun鞠渠蒙逊[r。401–433]）最近在武威天梯山发现了一座佛教雕像。Juqu的母亲Che车氏夫人也许来自西部地区。他的妻子彭彭氏夫人（Peng彭氏）也许是g族的后裔–两者都来自中世纪时主要是佛教徒的种族。天梯山天梯山石窟，也被称为“北梁石窟”，被现代考古学家苏白·宿白（1922-2018）称为“北梁模型”石窟的缩影。可以确定所讨论的女佛像是女皇吗？在作者看来，