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| Keywords: King Siddharta Listens to an Astrologer Forecast the Conception and Birth of His Son, the Jina Mahavira.jpg en The story of Mahavira as recounted by Hemachandra tells of the jina's father King Siddhartha summoning astrologers to his court to interpret Queen Trisala's dreams of a future son They foretell that their son will be either a universal ruler chakravartin or a universal religious savoir a jina The dynamic and engaging scene shows a masterful control of form-defining line and a sensitive use of gesture Both figures wear finely embroidered translucent muslins and are sheltered by honorific umbrellas Late 14th century http //www metmuseum org/Collections/search-the-collections/39490 rpp 60 pg 11 ao on ft india pos 636 author PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Mahavira | ||||
