Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

India, Bihar or West Bengal

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Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, a form of Avalokiteshvara, represented in six-armed form, holding an array of weapons, including a noose (pasa) used to capture and bind the enemies of Buddhism.

Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal

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Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal
Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal
Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, Ink and color on palm leaf, India, Bihar or West Bengal

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