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Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas
Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas
 

Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattvas

KOREA; Goryeo dynasty (918-1392); Ink and color on silk; 99 x 52.2 cm; Saifukuji Temple, Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan
When Avalokitesvara and Ksitigarbha are painted standing side by side, they are known as the Bodhisattvas of Shining Light." This name originated from the mural of the two Bodhisattvas painted by Zhang Sengyao in Shanji Temple in Hanzhou (present day Guanghan