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Oct 19, 2005
Folio 20 (verso), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
Folio 20 (verso), from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
1000–1100s
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Ink on palm leaf
Average: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.49.1.b
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In this text, enlightened teachers are called "True Friends" (kalyanamitra).
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According to the text, the exemplary youth Sudhana was inspired to seek enlightenment after hearing the teachings of Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. Manjushri sent him to find a teacher, who explained one aspect of reaching enlightenment, and who, in turn, sent him to find another, and on until he heard the teachings of 52 teachers and reached his goal.
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