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About this object

Narrative

Made by Tibetan monks in Nepal

Physical description

Woodblock print of Buddhist Jataka tales. The Buddha Shakyamuni is depicted at different stages in his life with the respective Mudrās: Dhyāna (meditation), Bhūmisparśa (touching earth as his witness when he reached enlightenment), and Dharmacakra (teaching the Buddhist doctrine), and his passing (Paranirvāṇa Stūpa).