Description
This leaf has six paintings, three on the recto and three on the verso, creating part of a visual grand finale. The first 340 leaves of the manuscript mainly have a single painting, but at the end there are more, and they depict varied and sometimes aggressive imagery. Similarly, the text ends with a hymn, the Buddhisattva vow to clear the path to enlightenment of evil obstacles, such as wrong views and bad influences.
- Title
- Folio from a Gaṇḍavyūha-sūtra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
- Work Type
- Illuminated Palm Leaf Manuscript
- Date
- c. 1100
- Culture / Origin
- Nepal
- Measurements
- Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
- Open Access
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CC0 Public Domain