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On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1 |
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Apart from Avalokitesvara there are two other Bodhi-
sattvas whose claim to special attention from worshippers
is attested by numerous paintings. One of them is Manjusri.
In the well-preserved banner shown in Fig. 97 he is pre-
sented in a manner distinctly Indian as regards physical
type, pose and dress. His lotus seat is carried on the back
of a lion, his regular heraldic mount, guided by a black
groom intended here to represent an Indian. The pose of
the body with its rather feminine contours and the dress
with its short loin-cloth and transparent skirt is character-
istically Indian. The harmonious design and colour scheme
give life to the whole. The hieratic conventions distinctly
suggest derivation from an Indian prototype which had
reached China not from Gandhara and the Indian north-
west but from the south through Nepal and Tibet.
Avalokitesvara's only possible rival in popularity among
the Bodhisattvas in the Buddhist Pantheon of the Far East
is Kshitigarbha, known as Ti-tsang in China and Jiso in
Japan. In our banners he is easily distinguished by the
shaven head of the monk and the barred mantle, represent-
ing the mendicant's garment. Through countless incarna-
tions he has laboured for the salvation of living beings. As
the trusted protector of travellers, he is represented in the
fine picture reproduced in Fig. 98. Sitting cross-legged on
an open lotus, he holds in his right hand the wandering
mendicant's staff; head and shoulders are draped in the
traveller's simple shawl, while the left hand carries a flam-
ing ball of crystal to light up the darkness of Hell. With its
simplicity of design and the harmonious quiet of colour-
ing, the picture has a singular charm, expressive of serene
beatitude.
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