Artwork Details

Title
Frontispiece from The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes (Mahasahasrapramardani) Sutra Manuscript
Dimensions
7 1/4 × 27 in.
Medium
Ink and pigments on paper
Origin
Tibet
Classification(s)
manuscripts
Date
ca. 13th-14th century
Credit Line
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art
Object number
C2004.33.1
Published references
  • Elena Pakhoutova and Agnieszka Helman-Wazny, Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books (Rubin Museum of Art, 2012), fig. 24.

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Wisdom

Concepts

The antidote to ignorance, with the highest form of wisdom being an understanding of the true nature of reality and all phenomena. In Buddhism studying the nature of interdependence and emptiness is considered an important step for attaining wisdom.

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Instruction

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Teachings and precepts that offer practical and experiential guidance. In Buddhism instruction is primarily an oral tradition and is often targeted to the specific needs or disposition of a student or disciple.

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Today, Tibetans primarily inhabit the Tibetan Plateau, situated between the Himalayan mountain range and the Indian subcontinent to the west, Chinese cultural regions to the east, and Mongolian cultural regions to the northeast. During the 7th to 9th century, Tibetan rulers expanded their empire across Central Asia, and established Buddhism as the state religion.

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