The Wall Painting of 'Siddhārtha Descending on the Elephant' in Kizil Cave 110
The mural scene under discussion illustrates Bodhisatva Siddhārtha’s descent into Māyā’s womb, a scene that is also named Māyā’s Dream in art historical studies. Painted as the start of the Buddha’s life sequence in Kizil Cave 110, it is the sole extant case of this story motif in Kucha. Its signifi...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
Kizil 110
B Buddha’s life B Conception B Māyā’s dream B Bodhisatva riding the elephant |
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