元 佚名 對月圖 軸, Monk Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, Unidentified Artist, ca. 1332

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元 佚名 對月圖 軸, Monk Reading a Sutra by Moonlight, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), ca. 1332, China, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 29 3/8 x 13 in. ( x 33 cm), Paintings, Unidentified Artist, Paintings of monks reading sutras by moonlight reflect the Chan, or Zen, emphasis on remaining forever mindful, even during daily activities, in order to achieve enlightenment. Here, an elderly cleric with scraggly hair and a sparse beard sits in a remote landscape, reading a sutra

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