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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara |
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Mogao Cave 428: Life of the Buddha - Defeat of Mara
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Zhou dynasty (557–581)
This mural is located on the north wall, and features Prince Siddhartha’s Defeat of Mara and subsequent Enlightenment, which is widely recorded in scriptures. The Buddhacarita states, Before Prince Siddhartha achieved enlightenment |