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The Buddha's Descent from Heaven at Samkashya (top; a), The Story of the Bodhisattva Sadaprarudita (middle; b), The Buddha Preaching to the Assembled Gods (bottom; c), Three Folios from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)?
12th-13th century
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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- Title: The Buddha's Descent from Heaven at Samkashya (top; a), The Story of the Bodhisattva Sadaprarudita (middle; b), The Buddha Preaching to the Assembled Gods (bottom; c), Three Folios from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)?
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 12th-13th century
- Location: Nepal
- Physical Dimensions: A: 2 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.; 5.7 x 41.9 cm; B: 2 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.; 5.7 x 41.3 cm; C: 2 1/4 x 15 7/8 in.; 5.7 x 40.3 cm
- Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on palm leaf
- Object Classification: Books
- Full Title: The Buddha's Descent from Heaven at Samkashya (top; a), The Story of the Bodhisattva Sadaprarudita (middle; b), The Buddha Preaching to the Assembled Gods (bottom; c), Three Folios from a Prajnaparamita (The Perfection of Wisdom)?
- Curatorial Area: South and Southeast Asian Art
- Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
- Chronology: 13th - 15th centuries, 10th-12th centuries
- Artwork Accession Number: M.86.345.11a-c
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