Detail of Panel showing the Buddha's Life

Eight Great Events Depiction Details (lower middle layer, left), gift of honey, Vaisali.jpg

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Title

Detail of Panel showing the Buddha's Life

Subject

The eight great events of the Buddha's life

Description

Depiction of (lower middle left) a monkey giving the gift of honey to the Buddha. The Buddha is sitting in the middle of the image holding a pot, on the left side is shown how the moneky offers the pot to the Buddha. And on the other side at the top the moneky is dancing. The last image shows a pit in the lower right, with some feet looking out of the pit. Here the moneky falls into it.

Source

http://www.sarnathmuseumasi.org/gallery/Gallery2%20Acc%20No%20261.html

Publisher

Archeological Museum of Sarnath, Saranth Station Rd, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221007, Indien. Accession Nr. 261.

Date

Gupta Period, ca. 5th c. ( dated by Elena A. Pakhoutoua, Diss. 284, 7th-8th c.)

Relation

Panel showing the Buddha's Life

Format

stone sculpture

Coverage

Sarnath, Bihar, India

Geolocation