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Date: ca 1000-1199 CE
Subject: Leaf 7, right: four-armed seated figure; The Gandavyuha, part of an influential Buddhist text known as the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower-Ornament Sutra), narrates the pilgrimage of a young man named Sudhana as he travels from teacher to teacher in search of enlightenment. Sudhana's journey illustrates the importance of gaining wisdom and compassion before one is able to reach enlightenment.