Scenes from the life of Śākyamuni

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H 8.9, L 74.0-34.0
Kushan dynasty　2th century-4th century

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Episodes from the life of the historical Buddha Śākyamuni appear carved in high relief in sections around these parts of a dome-shaped stupa’s stone base. Circumambulating it clockwise, one is able to experience the many chapters of the Buddha’s biography.
 
IWAI TomojiEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.352, no.1. 

Accession Number 1032-0
Category Sculptures
Bibliography Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Ultimate sanctuaries: the aesthetics of Buddhist relic worship. Nara National Museum, 2001, 263p. (Japanese) Children's exhibition: The Birth of Buddha. Nara National Museum, 2000, 34p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Sculptures. Nara National Museum, 1989, 111p. (Japanese) Arts of Buddha Sakyamuni. Nara National Museum, 1984, 408p. (Japanese)

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