Shadakshari Lokesvara: Folio from a manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom). Culture: India (West Bengal) or Bangladesh. Dimensions: Page: 2 3/4 x 16 7/16 in. (7 x 41.8 cm)Image: 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (6.4 x 4.9 cm). Date: early 12th century.At center is Shadakshari Lokesvara, a four-armed form of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. His primary hands are pressed together in the gesture of veneration (anjali mudra); his right hand holds a mala and his left hand holds a lotus and a book. He sits in a yogic posture, legs crossed, drawing legitimacy from ascetic practice as a means to harness the power of meditation. This deity is a manifestation of Avalokitesvara, a bodhisattva of our era who embodies compassion and protection and helps clear a path to enlightenment for the devotee. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Shadakshari Lokesvara: Folio from a manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom). Culture: India (West Bengal) or Bangladesh. Dimensions: Page: 2 3/4 x 16 7/16 in. (7 x 41.8 cm)Image: 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (6.4 x 4.9 cm). Date: early 12th century.At center is Shadakshari Lokesvara, a four-armed form of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. His primary hands are pressed together in the gesture of veneration (anjali mudra); his right hand holds a mala and his left hand holds a lotus and a book. He sits in a yogic posture, legs crossed, drawing legitimacy from ascetic practice as a means to harness the power of meditation. This deity is a manifestation of Avalokitesvara, a bodhisattva of our era who embodies compassion and protection and helps clear a path to enlightenment for the devotee. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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