MAKE A MEME View Large Image Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales - Walters 35140.jpg The Buddha Shakyamuni who lived in the 6th-5th century BC is here shown telling stories of his previous existences all of which he remembered and many of which he related ...
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Keywords: Tibetan - Buddha Shakyamuni with "Jataka" Tales - Walters 35140.jpg The Buddha Shakyamuni who lived in the 6th-5th century BC is here shown telling stories of his previous existences all of which he remembered and many of which he related to his disciples At left for instance the Buddha-to-be is an elephant who jumped to his death from a cliff so that people could feast on his body At bottom right he is a wild buffalo who explains that he will not seek revenge on a monkey that had tormented him late 17th-early 18th century watercolor cotton Extreme outside cm 131 5 66 3 ; Image cm 65 7 42 3 accession number 35 140 12985 John and Berthe Ford Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 1987 place of origin Tibet Walters Art Museum license 2D Tibetan art in the Walters Art Museum Paintings from Tibet Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Jataka Paintings of Life of Gautama Buddha
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