Monju Bosatsu with Eight Sacred Sanskrit Syllables, 八字文殊菩薩像, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), mid- to late 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Overall: 40 7/8 x 25 1/8 in. (103.8 x 63.8 cm), Paintings, Monju (Sanskrit: Manjushri), the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, is seated on a lion against an ovoid nimbus edged with flames. He wears a crown decorated with eight miniature Buddhas and holds a sword and a long stemmed lotus flower supporting a vajra—a pronged implement with origins in Indian weaponry
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Monju Bosatsu, Eight Sacred Sanskrit Syllables, 八字文殊菩薩像, Nanbokuchō period, 1336–92, mid, late 14th century, Japan, Hanging scroll, ink, color, silk, Overall, 40 7/8 x 25 1/8, 103.8 63.8 cm, Paintings, Monju, Sanskrit, Manjushri, Bodhisattva, Wisdom, seated, lion, ovoid nimbus edged, flames, wears, crown decorated, eight miniature, Buddhas, holds, sword, long stemmed, lotus, flower, supporting, vajra— pronged, implement, origins, Indian weaponry
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