Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals)

India (Gujarat)

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Queen Trisala is shown on her couch pondering her fourteen auspicious dreams. She is to be the mother of Mahavira, the founder of the Jain religion.

Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)

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Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)
Trisala on Her Couch (left) / The Goddess Sri, One of the Fourteen Lucky Dreams (right); Page from a Dispersed Kalpa Sutra (Jain Book of Rituals), Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, India (Gujarat)

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