Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita

India (Bengal) or Bangladesh

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Above: Buddha giving safety (abhayandada) to mariners, a role more typically assumed by Bodhisattava Avalokiteshvara. Celestial celebrants emerge from clouds above, and from the sea, a deity submits to the Buddha's calming powers; perhaps this the planetary deity Rahu, who causes eclipses, hence an association with storms. Below: A bodhisattva in a mountain grotto, playing a stringed instrument (vina).

Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita, Ink and color on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh

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Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita, Ink and color on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita, Ink and color on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh
Buddha Giving Safety (Abhayananda) to Mariners, Leaf from a Dispersed Pancavimsatisahasrika Prajnapramita, Ink and color on palm leaf, India (Bengal) or Bangladesh

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