Ministry of Information and BroadcastingPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham2019-12-182019-12-181956AR BUD-174http://hdl.handle.net/1885/196111Upon being told that the Bodhisattva had been born in the Lumbini Garden for the salvation of the world, Asita, a sage dwelling in the Himalayas, hastened to Kapilavastu and asked Suddhodana to show him the child, whom he predicted would be a perfectly accomplished Buddha. He wept at the thought that he himself would not live long enough to hear his doctrine and advised his nephew, Naradatta, to become a disciple of Buddha.35mmslidecolouren-AUBuddhism, Background: Bodhisattva's life, Buddha's message, Growth of Buddhism, Buddhist Pantheonarchitecturemuralsbook scan2019-12-18This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.