Kizil Cave 38: King Maitribala Jataka
Kizil Cave 38: King Maitribala Jataka
CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu
Located on the right side of barrel-vaulted ceiling in the main chamber, this painting is based on the story of King Maitribala from the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish. The king’s realm was virtuous, thus the yaksas in the realm were starving with no blood to drink. King Maitribala therefore stabbed himself in five places and allowed the grateful yaksas to feast on his blood.
The painting shows Maitribala seated on a square throne wearing a short blue dhoti. He has blue hair, a white nimbus, and a white crown with hanging ribbons. Two blue yaksas with parched expressions sit to either side.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, page 502.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Kizil Cave 38: King Maitribala Jataka." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, vol. 6, 2016, pp. 502.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Peter Johnson, Mankuang, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Kizil Cave 38: King Maitribala Jataka" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L, 6:502.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Johnson, P., Mankuang, Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Kizil Cave 38: King Maitribala Jataka. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Caves R-L (Vol. 6, pp. 502).
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