Delicate vermilion and lapis pigments cling to the central bodhisattva, whose outstretched hands weave threads of lotus and jewel into the air. These palm-leaf strips once bound a sutra that taught the boundless transformation of thought into form—how closely can you trace the brush’s path where color meets script?

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