Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts

Home＞Search >

SEARCH >

Stroke：

Vols：Caves

Page：634

Kumtura Cave 63: Prince Mahasattva Jataka

CHINA, Xinjiang, Aksu; 7th–8th century
This illustration is located on the south side of the barrel-vaulted ceiling in the main chamber. The image depicts Prince Mahasattva jumping from a cliff to his death in order to feed a starving tigress and her cubs. The prince is depicted with a topknot, a bare chest, a necklace, and a dhoti, in various stages of his descent into death. The now damaged sections of the illustration likely showed the tigress and cubs as they approached the body of the prince.

Museum：

Entry Title：