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Shakyamuni with 35 Confessional Buddhas

c. 19th century
Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan or Mongolian
Buddha Shakyamuni, the Buddha of the Present Earth (world) Cycle, is surrounded by thirty-four Confession Buddhas and his two main disciples, Sariputra and Maudgalyayana. This subject is popular in Tibetan painting and literature.

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