Narrative Panels with Scenes from the Buddha's Life

2nd century CE

35.6 cm 76.2 cm 11.1 cm

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The upper panel depicts the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, in northeastern India, where he had experienced enlightenment. He is seated with his robe over one shoulder; his raised hand seems to be gesturing the turning of the wheel of Buddhist law, or "dharma." This posture...

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Walter Shurkin, Albuquerque, New Mexico; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, August 1969; given to Walters Art Museum, 2008.
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