Folio 348 from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array): Bodhisattva Manjushri with two forms of Avalokiteshvara (recto); Bodhisattva Samantabhadra purifies the path to enlightenment, with Manjushri (verso)
The image shows two long, narrow, aged, tan-colored scrolls placed horizontally one above the other. The scrolls have text written in black ink on them, with numerous illustrations of people. The top scroll has four circular illustrations, depicting people sitting cross-legged; from left to right: - a person with short black hair and a white top, - two people sitting cross-legged on a red and green background, - another person with a green halo sitting cross-legged, - and another person with short black hair and a white top. The bottom scroll has four rectangular illustrations, depicting people in various scenes: - a person sitting cross-legged on a red background, - two people on a red background, one appearing to hit the other with a club while a third person observes, - a person with a red face and a blue body on a red background hitting another person with a club, - and another person with short black hair sitting cross-legged on a red background. The scrolls appear worn and torn.
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