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Colored lithograph of a seated Buddha beneath a tree, surrounded by demons, animals and weapons, with winged celestial figures watching from above.

Buddha, resisting the demons of Mara, who are attempting to prevent him from attaining enlightenment, as angels watch from above. Lithograph.

A seated, meditating Buddha sits beneath a leafy tree at center, surrounded by crowds of horned, fanged and multi-armed demons with weapons, elephants and beasts. Winged celestial figures in the upper corners look down; the colored lithograph has a bordered, framed layout with inscriptions along the bottom.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2849 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Buda resistiendo a los demonios de Mara, litografía

Un Buda sentado en meditación, bajo un árbol frondoso en el centro, está rodeado de multitudes de demonios con cuernos, colmillos y varios brazos, armados, junto a elefantes y bestias. Figuras celestiales aladas miran desde las esquinas superiores; la litografía coloreada tiene un marco y inscripciones en la parte inferior.

Português: Buda resistindo aos demônios de Mara, litografia

Um Buda sentado em meditação, sob uma árvore frondosa no centro, é cercado por multidões de demônios com chifres, presas e vários braços, armados, além de elefantes e feras. Figuras celestiais aladas olham das bordas superiores; a litografia colorida tem moldura e inscrições na parte inferior.

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