• Figure 9. The Himalaya Boy jātaka painting on the Tamamushi no zushi shrine, Hōryūji; seventh to eighth century. CE. At lower left, the boy encounters the demon; at center left, he writes the verse on the rock face; at top, he plunges toward the demon, only to be intercepted by Indra, at right. Courtesy of Hōryūji and Askaen, Ltd.

Himalaya Boy jataka scene on Tamamushi no zushi Shirne

From The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto no Tamenori's Sanboe by Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle

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  • Asian Studies:Japan
  • Literary Studies:Asian Literature
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