Image title: Manjushree with Shakti

This sculpture shows an image of Manjushree with consort from the 18th century (1819 A.D.).—Specifications: 37cm x 18cm.

The text in Devanagari reads:

शक्ति सहित मञ्जुश्री

Transliteration (IAST):

śakti sahita mañjuśrī

Plain text (initially IAST, brackets indicate Hunterian):

shakti/sakti sahita [sahit] manjushri/manjusri

Gallery information:

Kathmandu valley in Nepal offers a wide variety of Buddhist objects such as paintings, scriptures, sculptures, ritualistic objects, etc. Buddhism was embraced by the people of Kathmandu valley and the Licchavi rulers up to 8th century encouraged Buddhism. The items found here are exhibited in the National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum).