Mandala of Monju Bosatsu, 文殊菩薩曼荼羅図, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 52

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Mandala of Monju Bosatsu, 文殊菩薩曼荼羅図, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 13th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 52 3/4 × 42 3/8 in. (134 × cm), Paintings, At the center of this mandala, which was used in rites to prevent natural calamities, is an orb framing Monju Bosatsu (Sanskrit: Bodhisattva Manjushri) surrounded by eight tiny Sanskrit seed syllables and eight attendants, each on the lion mount associated with the bodhisattva

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