Text describing the pregnancy of Queen Trishala, folio 40 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra
1395–1405
- Medium
- gum tempera and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9.4 x 28.4 cm (3 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Western India, Gujarat
About
The text on this page describes Queen Trishala's joyous and peaceful pregnancy of 9 months, 7-and-a-half days. It goes on to say that Mahavira was born at midnight on the 13th day of the first month of summer, and all omens augured success.