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Gilded Tibetan painting of a central multi-armed bodhisattva surrounded by many small Buddhas and monks on a gold ground.

Sadaksari-Lokeshvara Surrounded by Manifestations and Monks

A gilded thangka-style painting shows a multi-armed bodhisattva seated centrally on a lotus throne within a haloed mandorla. Dozens of small Buddhas, bodhisattvas and monks fill the golden ground in tiered registers, with a sunrise-like motif and ritual objects at the base.

Artist
Unknown
Date
late 15th century
Medium
Distemper, gold and ink on cloth
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
2978 × 3722 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1500).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Margery and Harry Kahn, 1985

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