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Gold painting on dark blue paper of seated Buddhas with halos above a mountain landscape, with a small pagoda and clouds.

“Devadatta,” Chapter 12 of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō, Daibadatta-bon)

Gold lines on dark indigo paper show seated Buddhas with haloes arranged in tiers above a mountain landscape. At left, a small pagoda sits near figures on a rocky shore, while clouds and waves fill the lower and upper areas.

Artist
Unknown
Date
12th century
Medium
Handscroll; gold and silver on indigo-dyed paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1831 × 2000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1200).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seymour Fund, 1965

Español: Devadatta, capítulo 12 del Sutra del Loto, rollo horizontal Heian

Líneas doradas sobre papel índigo oscuro muestran budas sentados con aureolas, dispuestos en niveles sobre un paisaje de montañas. A la izquierda, una pequeña pagoda se encuentra cerca de figuras en una orilla rocosa, mientras nubes y olas llenan las zonas superior e inferior.

Português: Devadatta, capítulo 12 do Sutra do Lótus, rolo horizontal Heian

Linhas douradas sobre papel índigo escuro mostram budas sentados com auréolas, dispostos em níveis acima de uma paisagem de montanhas. À esquerda, uma pequena pagode fica perto de figuras em uma margem rochosa, enquanto nuvens e ondas preenchem as áreas superior e inferior.

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