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Ssanggyesa Temple Hall of Eight Pictures: Assembly at Vulture Peak

SOUTH KOREA, South Gyeongsang, Hadong; Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), dated 1681; Ink and color on silk; 403 x 275 cm
Hung on the back wall of the Hall of Eight Pictures, this painting symbolically illustrates the Buddha teaching the Dharma at Vulture Peak as described in the Introductory Chapter" of the Lotus Sutra. Many similar illustrations were painted on hanging scrolls for use in outdoor Dharma services. In 1987

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