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Image of a Tibetan Buddha statue beside the many-headed Avalokiteshvara, confusingly called Menipe, which sits on an altar. Foreground includes one visitor bowing while the other offers a gift. Illustration from p. 177 of Kircher's La Chine.
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Hidden treasure and Is part of: Chine; (DNLM)2371043R