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Illustrations to the Ten Kings Sutra.
Date
900 to 999
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height 27.8 centimetres, width 239.9 centimetres
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Scope and content : Ch. cii. 001. Painted paper roll, incomplete, illustrating Chinese Buddhist hell. Scenes from R. to L. represent: (i) Four of Infernal Judges sitting in judgement; (ii) one of Judges sending souls back into Six Worlds of Desire; (iii) one of Hot Hells; (iv) Kṣitigarbha in monk’s guise receiving souls driven by demons.
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DHMG.
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Ch.cii.001
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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