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Chinese Buddhist Art:  "Mount Sumeru" cave mural, Western WEI, mid-6th C.  In ancient Indian cosmology, Mt. Sumeru was the center of the Universe. Depicted here, a four-armed demigod defeated by Indra is now forced to stand for eternity, holding up the sun and moon.  CHINESE PAINTING.
Chinese Buddhist Art: "Mount Sumeru" cave mural, Western WEI, mid-6th C. In ancient Indian cosmology, Mt. Sumeru was the center of the Universe. Depicted here, a four-armed demigod defeated by Indra is now forced to stand for eternity, holding up the sun and moon. CHINESE PAINTING.
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