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Reclining Buddha, Kelaniya Temple, near Colombo

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dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Kenneth W.
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-18T23:16:58Z
dc.date.available2019-12-18T23:16:58Z
dc.date.updated2019-12-18T23:16:58Z
dc.descriptionThis is a characteristic image of the Buddha at the time of his passing away (Parinirvana), in the older shrine room of the Kelaniya Temple. It is about twenty feet long.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumslide
dc.format.mediumsepia
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.identifierANUA 682-3628
dc.identifier.otherAR BUD-40
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/196011
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.subjectSri Lanka: Anuradhapura, Polonnaruva, Dambulla, Kandy, Kelaniya Temple
dc.subjectsculpture
dc.subjectslide set
dc.titleReclining Buddha, Kelaniya Temple, near Colombo
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Kenneth W. Morgan, Visual Education Service, The Divinity School, Yale University

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