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Washing the Elephants
CHINA; Ming dynasty (1368–1644); By Cui Zizhong; Ink and color on silk; 152.5 x 49.5 cm; National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan |
| The washing of elephants was a popular theme in Buddhist paintings during the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In Chinese, the word elephant" is a homonym of the word "form." Washing the elephant therefore implies the removal of attachment to name and form. In the Gatha of the Seven Buddhas of the Past |
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