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Preaching Amitabha with Avalokiteshvara and Manjushri, folio 186 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Horizontal, aged, beige-colored manuscript page with rough, uneven edges and two circular holes, one near the center and one to the right. The page contains black text arranged in lines, divided into sections by illustrations. There are three illustrations, each depicting a figure: - The leftmost illustration shows a seated figure with a red halo and a white body. - The central illustration features a figure in red with a blue crown and a red and blue background. - The rightmost illustration displays a large red circle on a blue background. Each illustration is flanked by sections of black text on either side. The background of the image is a solid beige color.

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