Mahavira Preaching the Samacari (top) / Part of Mahavira's Audience as He Preached the Samacari (bottom); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

The image depicts a page from an illustrated manuscript. The page is divided into two sections. The top section shows two men sitting on thrones. The man on the left sits on a throne with a red back and holds a book. The man on the right sits on a throne with a blue back and gestures with his right hand. Both men wear white and gold patterned robes and have red haloes behind their heads. The background of the top section is blue. The bottom section shows eight men sitting in two rows. The men are dressed similarly to those in the top section but have no haloes. The background of the bottom section is also blue. The page has a red border with a thin gold line around the edge. The illustrations are in a Jain style.