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Jain monk with disciple and two laymen, two nuns, and a laywoman, folio 22 (recto) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra
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The nuns at the bottom cover their breasts by wearing the white robe over both shoulders.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineJain monk with disciple and two laymen, two nuns, and a laywoman, folio 22 (recto) from a Yoga-shastra of Hemachandra, c. 1275. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 7.5 x 31.1 cm (2 15/16 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.129.a
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