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Title
Queen Madri-devi worshipping her husband (Vessantarā)
Subject
Salutations in art--Vessantarā Jātaka
Wall paintings--Degaldoruva Vihara--Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Description
This painter at Degaldoruva, illustrating another episode in the Vessantara Jataka (one of the former birth stories of the Buddha), shows Madri-devi worshipping at the feet of her husband when she sees him in the garb of an ascetic.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Degaldoruva Vihare, Kandy district, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 18th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2014
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.159
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "Queen Madri-devi worshipping her husband (Vessantarā)," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12656, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12656 (accessed March 29, 2024).