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Shakyamuni with the Sixteen Benevolent Deities
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The historical Buddha Shakyamuni forms a triad with the bodhisattvas Fugen and Monju. Sixteen deities who protect the Buddhist scripture called the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra surround them. At the bottom left stands the Chinese monk Xuanzang, noted as a Buddhist scholar and translator of religious texts from India, including the Great Wisdom Sutra.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineShakyamuni with the Sixteen Benevolent Deities (釈迦三尊十六善神像), mid- to late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold and cut gold on silk; painting: 106.5 x 56.6 cm (41 15/16 x 22 5/16 in.); overall with knobs and cord: 201.5 x 80.4 cm (79 5/16 x 31 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson, 25th Anniversary Gift, 1941.279
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