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Text, Folio 21 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a yellowed, aged piece of paper with writing on it. The paper is rectangular and has rough, uneven edges. The writing on the paper is in a language that appears to be Sanskrit, written in Devanagari script. The text is black and fills most of the page, with some red markings. There are two vertical red lines, one on each side of the page. There is a large red circular mark in the center of the page. The background of the image is white, suggesting that the paper is being displayed against a neutral background. The overall appearance of the image suggests that it is an ancient or historical document, possibly a manuscript or a page from a sacred text. The text, folio 21, is from a Kalpa-sutra.

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