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Transmigration


Transmigration

06/14/1979
20th century
265 x 212 mm

Helen King Boyer,  American, (1919–2012)
Louise Miller Boyer,  American, (1890–1976)

Object Type: Print
Medium and Support: Drypoint on paper
Credit Line: Gift of Helen King Boyer
Accession Number: 1988.35.1021
Current Location: Lauinger Library : 5 - Fifth floor : BFCSC : Stacks

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  • bodhisattva - In Mahayana Buddhism, one who attains the enlightenment of a Buddha but chooses to postpone entering nirvana and instead stays in the world for the compassionate purpose of helping lesser beings attain enlightenment. In Theravada Buddhism, the term is exclusively used to identify historical Buddhas in their previous lives.
  • Buddhas - Representations of Gautama Buddha.
  • figures (representations) - Representations of humans or animals.
  • flames - Motifs of a conventionalized depiction of flames, usually wavy, peaked forms.
  • Oriental (Asian)
  • trees

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