Brahmā at the Ajapāla Banyan Tree: Re-Examining Paintings at the Sulamani Temple, Bagan

This article examines how the literary evidence corroborates with the visual evidence for the unusual presence of Brahmā with the Buddha at the Ajapāla banyan tree of the goatherd symbolizing the Fifth of the Seven Weeks after the Enlightenment of the Buddha in the paintings of the recessed chamber...

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Main Author: Osmund Bopearachchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/11/4/171