Mogao Cave 45: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter - Rescuing Merchants from Bandits
Mogao Cave 45: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter - Rescuing Merchants from Bandits
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty
This detail is located on the right side of the mural illustrating the “Universal Gateway Chapter” of the Lotus Sutra. This scene illustrates how a group of merchants, upon encountering bandits, called out to Avalokitesvara for help and were saved. In the center, four of the merchants join palms in prayer while another leads a pair of horses with a riding crop in his hand. Their goods and a saddle are placed in front of them. To the left, three bandits armed with swords emerge from hiding. The cartouche above describes the scene with similar wording to the sutra.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, page 868.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 45: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter - Rescuing Merchants from Bandits." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, vol. 7, 2016, pp. 868.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 45: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter - Rescuing Merchants from Bandits" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo, 7:868.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 45: Illustration of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter - Rescuing Merchants from Bandits. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves M-Mo (Vol. 7, pp. 868).
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