Scenes from the life of Buddha Shakyamuni Stone Eastern India, Pala Period The vajrasana Buddha beneath the bodhi tree at Bodhgaya seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus supported by nagaraja, hands in bhumishparsha mudra, and flanked by standing bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya, surrounded by scenes from the Buddha's life including his birth at Lumbini with queen Maya of Sakya, the first sermon at Sarnath, the miracle at Sravasti, the taming of the wild elephant at Nalagiri, and surmounted by the parinirvana at Kushingara, all supported by an elephant and lion dais showing the chakravartin and other scenes in relief around the lower edge. height 7 1/2 in (19 cm) 12th century
Scenes from the life of Buddha Shakyamuni Stone Eastern India, Pala Period The vajrasana Buddha beneath the bodhi tree at Bodhgaya seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus supported by nagaraja, hands in bhumishparsha mudra, and flanked by standing bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Maitreya, surrounded by scenes from the Buddha's life including his birth at Lumbini with queen Maya of Sakya, the first sermon at Sarnath, the miracle at Sravasti, the taming of the wild elephant at Nalagiri, and surmounted by the parinirvana at Kushingara, all supported by an elephant and lion dais showing the chakravartin and other scenes in relief around the lower edge. height 7 1/2 in (19 cm) 12th century
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