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Rishabha enthroned, folio 1 (verso) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra

c. 1275
Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

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The small bull in the middle of his throne identifies him as Rishabha, which means "bull" in Sanskrit.

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