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Sudhana and the Rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha: Folio 94 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
1000-1100s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The enlightened sage (<em>rishi</em>) places his hand on the pilgrim Sudhana's head and transmits his teachings through a trance-like vision. The name of his teaching is "Undefeated Banner," and the artist has painted an identifying banner behind him, at the right edge. This is one of the few paintings of this manuscript that explicitly relates to the text.
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- Title: Sudhana and the Rishi Bhishmottaranirgosha: Folio 94 (recto), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
- Date Created: 1000-1100s
- Physical Dimensions: Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.49.2.a
- Medium: ink and color on palm leaves
- Fun Fact: The sage has dreadlocks and wears a black antelope skin over his shoulder.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Nepal
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1955.49.2.a
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