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Sudhana and the rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha, folio 94 (recto) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long, narrow, horizontal piece of aged paper with three sections. The left and right sections contain dense rows of small black text in a foreign script. The middle section features a colorful illustration depicting two men. One man sits on the ground with his legs crossed and wears a white robe. The other man, on the right, has white hair and a beard, wears a reddish-brown robe and sits in a relaxed position on a red cloth. The background behind them is green. The paper has two small holes along the top edge and torn edges.

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