Previous Life Stories of the Buddha

50.31.157l

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12 of 31 in a set of Skyes rabs, or previous life stories of Shakya Muni Buddha (Bodhisattva avadanakalpalata). The set is printed on machine woven cotton and block printed with black ink. The central Buddha's hands form the dharmachakra mudra, representing the Buddha's first sermon on the Four Noble Truths at the Deer Park in Sarnath.