“King Siddharta Listens to an Astrologer Forecast the Conception and Birth of His Son, the Jina Mahavira,” from a Kalpasutra manuscript, late 14th century, India, opaque watercolor on paper, 8.6 x 35.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)


"King Siddharta Listens to an Astrologer Forecast the Conception and Birth of His Son, the Jina Mahavira," from a Kalpasutra manuscript, late 14th century, India, opaque watercolor on paper, 8.6 x 35.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

Cite this page as: Dr. Naraelle Hohensee, "“King Siddharta Listens to an Astrologer Forecast the Conception and Birth of His Son, the Jina Mahavira,” from a Kalpasutra manuscript, late 14th century, India, opaque watercolor on paper, 8.6 x 35.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)," in Smarthistory, March 3, 2017, accessed March 28, 2024, https://smarthistory.org/akbarnama/indian_illuminatino_whole/.