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The branches of the pipal tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment top the composition. Beneath his lotus pedestal, the earth goddess wrings the waters from her hair that wash away the army of Mara, the grimacing demons holding clubs and shields who flee to either side.",
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"citation": "Mace, Sonya Rhie. \u201cBeyond Angkor: An imposing 12th-century relief sculpture travels from Cambodia to Cleveland.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 57, no. 6 (November/December 2017): 8\u20139.",
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