Detail of Panel showing events of the Buddha's Life

Eight Great Events Depiction Detail (lower layer, left) Birth, Lumibini.jpg

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Title

Detail of Panel showing events of the Buddha's Life

Subject

The eight great events of the Buddha's Llife

Description

Depiction (lower left) of the birth of the Buddha. The image shows the birth of the Buddha, depicted in the form of Queen Maya standing in the middle of the image (Mother of Sakyamuni) and raising her right arm holding the branch of a tree. And the buddha emerging from her right side. On the right side of the depiction is another scene of the life of the Buddha shown, his first bath. 

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 events of the Buddha's Life

Coverage

Sarnath, Bihar, India

Geolocation