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This painting marks the start of the Third Discourse. For Nasir al-Din Tusi, love can be divided into two kinds: natural and voluntary. This folio concerns the love of the mother for the child, an example of natural love.
See AKM288 for an introduction to a manuscript of the Ethics of Nasir (Akhlaq-i Nasiri) and links to the other paintings within this manuscript.
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