Qigxin Cave 5: Prince Mahasattva Jataka
Qigxin Cave 5: Prince Mahasattva Jataka
CHINA, Xinjiang, Bayingolin
This mural illustrates a scene from the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish. Prince Mahasattva lies on the ground with a calm and peaceful expression, offering his body to feed a hungry tigress and her cubs. His head is encircled by a nimbus and he wears a flowing stole wrapped about his arms. Next to the prince, the tigress bites into his chest. Though much of the painting has deteriorated, the outlines are still visible.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, page 1327.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Qigxin Cave 5: Prince Mahasattva Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 1327.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Qigxin Cave 5: Prince Mahasattva Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S, 8:1327.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Qigxin Cave 5: Prince Mahasattva Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves Mo-S (Vol. 8, pp. 1327).
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