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The Descent of the Buddha at the Vaisakha Festival

c. 18th century
Artist/maker unknown, Tibetan
The Vaisakha festival, at the full moon of the fourth Tibetan month, celebrates the Birth, the Awakening, and the Decease of Gautama Buddha, the Lord Buddha.

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