File:Four Heavenly Messengers.jpg

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Description The painting depicts the 4 heavenly messengers which the Bodhisatta Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha-to-be) encounters on his trips outside the palace: (1) an old man, (2) a sick man, (3) a corpse and a (4) wandering monk.
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current15:51, 24 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 15:51, 24 May 20061,713 × 1,467 (702 KB)Kjetil rnew version uploaded, requested by User:Sacca at Commons:Help desk
19:02, 21 May 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:02, 21 May 20061,713 × 1,467 (781 KB)Sacca~commonswikiPicture of a painting in a Laotian Temple, made by myself. The painting depicts the 4 heavenly messengers which the bodhisatta (or Buddha-to-be) encounters on is trips outside the palace: (1) old age, (2) sickness, (3) death and a (4) wandering monk.

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