Image: Ascetic Bodhisatta Gotama with the Group of Five

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Description: picture of a wallpainting in a Laotian temple, depicting the Bodhisattva Gautama (Buddha-to-be) undertaking extreme ascetic practices before his enlightenment. A god is overseeing his striving, and providing some spiritual protection. The five monks in the background are his future 'five first disciples', after Buddha attained Full Enlightenment.
Title: Ascetic Bodhisatta Gotama with the Group of Five
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