Cover of a Buddhist Manuscript
The central panel depicts the Buddha Shakyamuni on the night of his enlightenment. On our left is the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in his "Six Syllable" form ("Hail jewel lotus!"), the words of a spell come alive. The angry deity on the right is Achala, the immovable.
Artifact
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id
7630
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_W.896_Top_UK.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_W.896_Top_UK.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/ARG_W.896_Top_UK.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/W.896 |
Terms
Culture
Tibetan
Medium
wood with paint and gilding
Relations
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