Art of Southeast Asia: Borobudur

Artist: unknown
Title: The Great Stupa/Mount Meru at Borobudur, second gallery, scenes from theGandhavyuha text,
a portion of the Avatamsaka Sutra..
Material: volcanic rock
Site: Borobudur, Central Java, Indonesia
Current Location: in situ
Period/Date: ca. end of the 8th - beginning of the 9th century, under the Shailendra Dynasty
Iconography/Iconology: This scene shows the youth, Sudhana, addressing one of the 53 teachers who will lead him to final enlightenment
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Stylistic Comments: see previous screen