Images
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=85171A4825E908A56FEB1EC6CBD5FF05727D6F6CE4114249842B3FBF51A9AB12&s=24247294&se=2145390859&v=1&f=%5Cd0068%5Cu229300684%5C1955.49_o2.jpg
https://piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di?e=D8D24048A18E7DB30F56500369BB803233462270493C6E59C40173EE3547F52D&s=24247294&se=2145390859&v=1&f=%5Cd0976%5Cu229309768%5C1955.49det01_o2.jpg
Oct 18, 2005
Aug 31, 2018
Seven Leaves from a Manuscript of the Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
Seven Leaves from a Manuscript of the Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
1000s-1100s
Part of a set. See all set records
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaves
Overall: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.49
Location
Download and Share
&media=https%3A//piction.clevelandart.org/cma/ump.di%3Fe%3D85171A4825E908A55CC2B2B4229B7EC53999F87AB68529F2282D15F53E87168D%26s%3D24247294%26se%3D2145390859%26v%3D1%26f%3D%255Cd0068%255Cu229300684%255C1955.49_o10.jpg){kind=small}
Did you know?
Russian artist Svyatoslav Roerich (1904–1993) collected 144 pages of this manuscript in India.
Description
These pages come from a long horizontal book of 355 palm leaves, now dispersed among many collections. Featuring the pilgrim Sudhana on his quest to reach enlightenment, the text was especially influential in the spread of Buddhism to East Asia. These leaves are from the sole surviving illustrated manuscript of this text in its original language of Sanskrit.
Contact us
The information about this object, including provenance information, is based on historic information and may not be currently accurate or complete. Research on objects is an ongoing process, but the information about this object may not reflect the most current information available to CMA. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.
To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.
Request a digital file from Image Services that is not available through CC0, a detail image, or any image with a color bar. If you have questions about requesting an image, please email imageservices@clevelandart.org.