Abstract
This chapter considers three main interrelated questions: (i) modes and methods of visualization, (ii) text and image, and (iii) stylistic analysis. Taking into consideration the existence of seven modes of visual narration in early India, the Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra murals at Tabo’s gTsug-lag-khaṅ belong to meandering continuous narratives. Each textual detail of the forty-two surviving mural panels are then compared with the Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Chinese versions of the Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra. The examined Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra illustrations belong to an art style that can be called the ‘mṄa'ris style’. The murals preserve fascinating varieties of numerous architectural edifices-palaces and ordinary houses. Many times the artists have gone beyond the textual details and have displayed their creative genius superbly.
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