Bodhisattva Samantabhadra purifies the path to enlightenment, with Manjushri, folio 348 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
1000–1100s
gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
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Blue-clad monks were said to visit prostitutes, drink liquor, and practice extreme tantric rituals.
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