Prince Siddhattha cuts off his hair at the Anoma river..., c1800-1820. Creator: Unknown.

Prince Siddhattha cuts off his hair at the Anoma river..., c1800-1820. Creator: Unknown.

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Prince Siddhattha cuts off his hair at the Anoma river and receives offerings for his life as a monk, c1800-1820. (Asparas on white horses outside the walls of a Buddhist shrine. The horse in the top left leaps over the river. A servant holds a parasol over the aspara's head. Siddhattha sits underneath the tree in the centre cutting his hair with a blade. Before him figures kneel in prayer and hold offerings. Two figures in the bottom left corner have turned away from the shrine and have covered their eyes with their hands). From "The Life of the Buddha".


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Buddha: Indian, Nepalese: Philosopher, founder of Buddhism

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4843x3603
File Size : 51,122kb


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  1. Shelfmark ID: Or 14297 Folio No: f 12 - 13a
  1. 1280000202
  1. 3-056-690
  1. 3056690

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