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Bodhisattva Samantabhadra purifies the path to enlightenment, with Manjushri, folio 348 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a long, narrow, aged piece of parchment with text and illustrations. The parchment is light brown with darker brown edges and holes. It is divided into sections by red backgrounds with illustrations. The leftmost section has black text on a light background and an illustration of a person sitting cross-legged in a red robe on a blue background. The second section from the left has black text on a light background and an illustration on a red background. The illustration depicts a man on the left and a man on the right. The man on the left wears a pink garment. The third section from the left shows black text on a light background and an illustration on a red background. The illustration depicts a group of people. A man wearing a red head covering is on the right. The rightmost section has black text on a light background. The illustrations are colorful and appear to be Buddhist in nature. The text is written in a language that appears to be Sanskrit or another ancient Indian language.

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900 × 92 px
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