Mogao Cave 302: Jataka of Sacrifice for a Gatha by Enduring the Burning of Flesh
Mogao Cave 302: Jataka of Sacrifice for a Gatha by Enduring the Burning of Flesh
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This painting is the fifth in a series of single-scene Jataka illustrations on the east slope of the gabled ceiling. It is based on the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish. In the center of the painting, a king is seated on a lotus throne with palms joined. A man stands to each side of the king, the one on the right holding a torch of hot resin which he uses to burn the king’s flesh. The king suffers this torment to hear a single gatha of the Dharma, bringing him nearer to liberation from cyclic existence.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1131.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 302: Jataka of Sacrifice for a Gatha by Enduring the Burning of Flesh." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 302: Jataka of Sacrifice for a Gatha by Enduring the Burning of Flesh" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1131.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 302: Jataka of Sacrifice for a Gatha by Enduring the Burning of Flesh. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1131).
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