Mahavira Attains Release

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Mahavira Attains Release

c. 1450

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

After more than thirty years as an enlightened being, the jina Mahavira "ended all misery" and became liberated from the cycles of the world. He is shown seated at the pinnacle of the universe, above a crescent moon.

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Object Details

Title:

Mahavira Attains Release
Page from a manusript of the Kalpasutra

Date:

c. 1450

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 4 7/8 × 11 1/2 inches (12.4 × 29.2 cm)

Classification:

Books/Manuscripts/Information Artifacts

Credit Line:

Gift of Howard A. Wolf, 1976

Accession Number:

1976-191-1(50a,b)

Geography:

Made in Gujarat, India, Asia

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