Mogao Cave 302: King Sibi Jataka
Mogao Cave 302: King Sibi Jataka
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Sui dynasty
This painting is located on the east slope of the gabled ceiling. The story derives from the Mahaprajnaparamita Sastra and is represented in a single scene. The image is the seventh in a series of such panel images representing the Jatakas. King Sibi is seated atop a lotus throne while a person carefully cuts his flesh with a knife. Another man holds a scale and watches in horror.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1132.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mogao Cave 302: King Sibi Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1132.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Mogao Cave 302: King Sibi Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1132.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Mogao Cave 302: King Sibi Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1132).
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