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Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva with Elephant)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of the Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra. The central figure, Buddha, sits on an elephant. The Buddha wears a green robe with red accents and sits cross-legged on a cloth covering on the elephant's back. The elephant is white with a green and red blanket and gold and red decorations on its head and body. The elephant stands on green leaves, and behind it are several clouds. Buddha has an a halo around his head and a cloud over it. There are two smaller figures below, one on the left with a staff and one on the right with hands together. The background of the painting is dark brown. The painting is framed with a gold border.

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404 × 893 px
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