held that inner virtue manifests

Sylvia Houghteling puts it—”provided a fabric of compromise.” The thin, loose cotton jāma allowed the body of the king to be covered, while its translucence revealed his “inner state”—a quality that served the Mughal rulers in many ways. For one, it allowed them to inherit and carry forward an ancient Indic tradition which held that inner virtue manifests itself on the exterior of the body. Buddhist monks, for example, listed beautiful and auspicious “marks” or characteristics that appeared on the body of the māhāpuruṣa (great being) who was “destined to become a Buddha or world-ruling king.” The translucent jāma allowed the skin of its wearer to shine through, visibly revealing the king’s perfumed sweat as it permeated the fabric. By doing so, the dress adhered to the prescriptions of medieval courtly สล็อต เว็บตรง