Nalanda: Seated Buddha, Gupta period

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Nalanda, Bihar)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:15:20Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:15:20Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:15:19Z
dc.descriptionThis image of the golden age of early Buddhist sculpture shows the Buddha in the Bhumisparsa mudra, with the hand pointing to the earth as he sat in meditation. When the demon Mara asked the Buddha by what right he might expect to attain Enlightenment as he sat under the Bodhi tree, the Buddha pointed to the earth and called upon it to witness to the sacrifices which he had made in former lives. Note the characteristic draping of the robe.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3607
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-19
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/195990
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.rights.licenseThis image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subjectIndia: Bodhgaya, Sarnath, Rajgir, Sanchi, Nalanda, Mathura, Ajanta
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleNalanda: Seated Buddha, Gupta period
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

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