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Pranidhi
11th century
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Detail of the
mural depicting merchants and pack animals on the Great Silk
Road
11th century
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Detail of the mural with part of the composition of "The Pure Land
of Buddha Amitabha", the abode of the souls of righteous
dead
10th-11th centuries
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The display here presents artefacts from Bezeklik, the
court monastery of the Uighur rulers whose state existed in Central
Asia from the 8th century to the 12th. The subjects of the murals
come from Buddhist legends and the "Sutra of True Deeds" that tells
of the earthly life of Buddha Sakyamuni. The masterpiece of the exhibition
is a rare and uniquely virtuoso execution of a Pranidhi (Vow) composition
commissioned by a donor who hoped to attain enlightenment by following
Buddha's Teaching. The display-cases contain statues of Buddha and
sculpted heads of Bodhisattvas. |
