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Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a Buddhist artwork featuring Buddha. The central figure, Buddha, is a large, light-skinned male with black hair styled in a topknot. He wears a white halo and a necklace, and his right hand is raised in a gesture. He stands on wavy blue lines against a red background. To his right and left are two smaller light-skinned female figures with white halos; they wear white skirts and hold objects in their raised hands while standing on clouds. Below them to the left is a man and a woman; the man wears a brown robe and raises his hands. To the right of the pair is a red demon head. The artwork is surrounded by a tan border with black text written in a non-Latin script on either side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1090
Medium
Ink and color on palm leaf
Culture
India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Dimensions
600 × 362 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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