• Figure 7. King Śibi allows his flesh to be cut from his thigh: detail of mural from the north wall of Mogao Cave 254. Dunhuang. 439–534 CE. Northern Wei Dynasty. Image courtesy of the Dunhuang Academy.

King Śibi jātaka scene, detail, Mogao Cave 254

From The Three Treasures: A Revised and Illustrated Study and Translation of Minamoto no Tamenori's Sanboe by Edward Kamens and Ethan Bushelle

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  • Literary Studies:Asian Literature
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