{"product_id":"leaves-from-an-ashtasahasrika-prajnaparamita-sutra-18-24-in-poster","title":"Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra (18 × 24 in Poster)","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch5 data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"160\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"160\"\u003ePala Period Buddhist Manuscript Illumination | Eastern India, Early 12th Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"180\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"243\"\u003eThe Essence of Mahayana Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"244\" data-end=\"665\"\u003eThis rare and contemplative artwork reproduces illuminated palm leaves from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eAshtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most revered Mahayana Buddhist texts. Often described as containing the \u003cem data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"497\"\u003eentire philosophical heart of Mahayana Buddhism\u003c\/em\u003e, this sutra expounds the doctrine of \u003cstrong data-start=\"535\" data-end=\"558\"\u003eśūnyatā (emptiness) - \u003c\/strong\u003ethe profound insight that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence and arise through interdependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"707\"\u003eSacred Presence of Avalokiteshvara\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"844\"\u003eAt the center of the illumination appears \u003cstrong data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"791\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAvalokiteshvara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bodhisattva who embodies infinite compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"856\"\u003eAbove\u003c\/strong\u003e, he is shown as \u003cstrong data-start=\"873\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eShadakshari Avalokiteshvara\u003c\/strong\u003e, the four-armed form associated with the six-syllable mantra \u003cem data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"985\"\u003eOm Mani Padme Hum\u003c\/em\u003e, widely venerated across Tibet and the Himalayan world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1055\"\u003eBelow\u003c\/strong\u003e, Avalokiteshvara appears in a six-armed form, seated with one leg pendant in a relaxed divine posture-signifying his \u003cem data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eapproachable and ever-present compassion\u003c\/em\u003e, accessible to beings in all realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1304\"\u003eMasterpiece of the Pala Manuscript Tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1656\"\u003eCreated by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1341\"\u003eMahavihara Master\u003c\/strong\u003e during the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003ePala period\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, this work exemplifies the refined manuscript art of Buddhist monastic centers in \u003cstrong data-start=\"1477\" data-end=\"1513\"\u003eIndia, West Bengal or Bangladesh\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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