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Bodhisattva Manjushri with two forms of Avalokiteshvara, folio 348 (recto) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

1000–1100s

Nepal

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Medium
gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
Measurements
Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.49.7.a
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A book on a blue lotus is just over the left shoulder of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, Manjushri.

Description

The Bodhisattvas of Wisdom and Compassion sit in majesty, with Manjushri in the preaching gesture in the center, being honored by two worshipers. His mandorla dances with flames, and tongues of flames encircle its border. Two different forms of Avalokiteshvara are in the flanking paintings, a two-armed and a four-armed form.
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting on a worn palm leaf features three panels of figures alternating with blocks of dark script. At left, a figure sits cross-legged against a red circle. The central panel depicts a figure on a lotus flanked by kneeling attendants. At right, a four-armed figure sits against a red halo. All figures have medium-light skin tones. Two circular holes pierce the jagged leaf.

Bodhisattva Manjushri with two forms of Avalokiteshvara, folio 348 (recto) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

1000–1100s

Nepal

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