Dear Listmembers,

explaining a very detailed Vessantara-mural in Srilanka I can not find the textual source for the picture attached to this email. The context of the story is like this:
Sanda, Vessantara's father looks for a proper wife for his son. He sends a messenger to king Madda asking for the daugther Phusatī. Here follows a painting that depicts Phusatī discussing with her mother? (see the attached pic). After this, the mural follows again the source and depicts Phusatī being brought to Sanda's palace.

Anyone came across a source that describes a talk between Phusatī and another lady? I checked Pali, Sinhalese, MSV-Sanskrit and (with assistance) Tibetan sources. Without success. May be I missed something?

Best

Heiner

Rolf Heinrich Koch

left to right:

The young Vessantara is learning the arts, the father Sanda instructs a messenger, the episode in question.

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