Bodhisattva Amoghapasa, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript
Not on view
These manuscript paintings do not illustrate the adjacent doctrinal text but instead bring auspiciousness and act to protect the collected body of Buddhist writings. This unusual six-armed red Avalokiteshvara holds a bow to dispel impediments standing in the way of enlightenment, as well as a mala (string of prayer beads), a text, and a lotus. His final hand is lowered in the boon-giving gesture (varada mudra).
On view from September 25, 2021–February 22, 2022
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