The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c11.s1.86
The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c11.s1.86
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19. (L., 164). Like Çikhaṇḍin in his palace, we witness the rain of jewels which, according to the prophet, must precede the fatal rain of sand. The eagerness of the inhabitants to gather up the precious objects, cast down from vessels (¹) in the height of the clouds, is painted with a vivaciousness which seemed to us quite deserving of reproduction (pl. XL, 2). In the first row a boat which is being loaded with jewels proves that the good ministers have not forgotten a very practical recommendation of Mahâkâtyâyana (²).