Prajnaparamita flanked by two bodhisattvas, folio 187 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
Prajnaparamita flanked by two bodhisattvas, folio 187 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra). Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf.
Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu · English
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Creator: Artist unknown
Cultural origin recorded by the museum: Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu
Work / edition: Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)
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Selected for the Brief on 19 Sep 2026. This date records our selection, rather than when the work was created.
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