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Brahmanshanti Yaksha: Folio (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka of Devachandra
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Brahmanshanti Yaksha: Folio (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka of Devachandra

Devachandra (Indian), book authored by · 1279 · gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

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In Jainism, yakshas communicate between humans and beings in the eternal realm of liberation.

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Credit lineBrahmanshanti Yaksha: Folio (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalaka of Devachandra, 1279. Western India, Gujarat, 13th century. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.1 x 34.8 cm (2 x 13 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.122.b
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