Buddha at the Musée Guimet, many Sculptures from Angkor, Cambodia


January 2013
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The Queen Jayarājadevī is represented in the likeness of the Mahāyāna Buddhist Goddess Prajñāpāramitā or Tārā.  

Prajñāpāramitā signifies "the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom"... 


                          All photos taken at the Musée Guimet.
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