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Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, folio 5 from a Kalpa-sutra

Cleveland Museum of Art

Beige-colored illustrations on paper with gold and colored text. The image contains four panels. The top two panels are side by side on top while the bottom two are side by side on bottom. Each panel contains a red rectangle surrounded by a patterned gold border. The borders contain floral patterns, blue and red flowers, and geometric designs. The top two panels have golden figures on either side of the red rectangle. The two bottom panels have no figures. The text within the rectangles is written in gold letters. The top and bottom panels have similar designs on their right and left sides.

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900 × 733 px
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