Interior of a Book Cover: Manjuvajra Embracing His Consort, with Attendant Lamas, late 13th century, Tibet, Distemper on wood, 16 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (42.5 x 14.3 cm), Paintings, Paintings on the interiors of book covers consecrate and protect the sacred texts within. The Buddhist deity Manjuvajra is an esoteric expression of the wisdom bodhisattva Manjushri and is seen here in a sexual embrace with one of the wisdom goddesses, or Vidyadharas
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