Bodhisattva Samantabhadra purifies the path to enlightenment, with Manjushri, folio 348 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Bodhisattva Samantabhadra purifies the path to enlightenment, with Manjushri, folio 348 (verso) from a Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array)

1000–1100s

gum tempera and ink on palm leaf
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Blue-clad monks were said to visit prostitutes, drink liquor, and practice extreme tantric rituals.

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