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Yulin Cave 25: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra Western Pure Land - Kalavinka and Crane
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Yulin Cave 25: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra Western Pure Land - Kalavinka and Crane
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Yulin Cave 25: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra Western Pure Land - Kalavinka and Crane
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Yulin Cave 25: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra Western Pure Land - Kalavinka and Crane
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Yulin Cave 25: Illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra Western Pure Land - Kalavinka and Crane
CHINA, Gansu, Guazhou; Tang dynasty (618–907)
This image is located on the left side of the central panel of the illustration of the Amitayurdhyana Sutra on the south wall of the main chamber. It depicts a white crane accompanied by a kalavinka, a creature that is half human and half songbird. This creature is described in the Lankavatara Sutra, which states that the kalavinka is a bird that is said to have a wondrous voice. " It is also described in the Saddharma Smrtyupasthana Sutra: "the kalavinka has a voice that is sweet to hear |
