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Colored lithograph of a seated Buddha beneath a tree, surrounded by demons, animals and weapons, with winged celestial figures watching from above.

Buddha Resisting the Demons of Mara, Lithograph

A seated, meditating Buddha sits beneath a leafy tree at center, surrounded by crowds of horned, fanged and multi-armed demons with weapons, elephants and beasts. Winged celestial figures in the upper corners look down; the colored lithograph has a bordered, framed layout with inscriptions along the bottom.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2849 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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