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Folio 40 recto of a Kalpa-sutra: Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala

c. 1400

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

The text on this page describes Queen Trishala's joyous and peaceful pregnancy of 9 months, 7-and-a-half days. It goes on to say that Mahavira was born at midnight on the 13th day of the first month of summer, and all omens augured success.

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  • Title: Folio 40 recto of a Kalpa-sutra: Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala
  • Date Created: c. 1400
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920-2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1976.27.a
  • Medium: gum tempera and ink on paper
  • Fun Fact: The ornamented red circle in the middle of the page marks the location of a binding hole.
  • Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Culture: Western India, Gujarat, Jain school, early 15th Century
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
  • Collection: Indian Art
  • Accession Number: 1976.27.a
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