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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness |
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Kaihua Temple Great Hero Hall: Illustration of the Returning Favors Sutra - Chapter on Kindness
CHINA, Shanxi, Jincheng; Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), dated 1096–1097
Located on the west wall of the Great Hero Hall, this segment of a mural is painted with scenes from the story of Utpalavarna, who suffered abuse and met with misfortune all her life before becoming a Buddhist nun. According to the Chapter on Kindness " in the Returning Favors Sutra |