Indian and Himalayan Art Buddha PreachingMade in Bodhgaya,
Bihar, India, Asia Pala-Sena Dynasty (750-1100), c. Late 9th to
early 10th century Artist/maker unknown, India
1921-36-13Purchased with the George W.B. Taylor Fund, 1921
LabelThe Buddha here wears a crown, necklace, and earrings to
highlight his role as universal sovereign rather than as prince
before his renunciation. He holds his hands in the gesture of
setting the Wheel of Buddhist Law in motion (dharmachakra
mudra). It was with images created during the rule of the Pala
dynasty of eastern India (eighth through twelfth century) that
this gesture became the standard position by which to depict the
Buddha preaching. Social Tags [?]praying [x] religion [x]
religious [x] sculpture [x] unidentified attendant bodhisattvas?
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