The Stories of Sudhana

In a relief of Borobudur Temple, there is a story about a man named Sudhana who sat down beside a lotus pond. There, he found Manohara and her sisters were bathing. Previously, Sudhana has learned a spell from a wise man to cripple Manohara. The artist who made the relief has successfully shown Manohara’s inability to move by isolating in a plain background, while the fairies flew toward the sky and left. One of the fairies saw Manohara in surprise because she did not fly with them.

The next story tells that Manohara is married to Sudhana and live in the palace with Sudhana and his father who is also a king. However, the women in the palace were jealous of Manohara’s beauty and planned to kill her when Sudhana was on a military expedition. But before it happens, Manohara has gained her power to fly and escape from the palace.

Source Borobudur Park