Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
| Accession Nr.: | 6346 |
|---|---|
| Type: | relief |
| Date of production: |
1st-2nd c.
Gandhara art |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | donation of Imre Schwaiger |
Fragment of a frieze with alternating Buddha and bodhisattva figures: a Buddha is sitting on the left side, then a bodhisattva, a Buddha again, and the fourth figure, that of a bodhisattva, is partly broken off.
Each figure holds his hands in different gestures, from left to right: preaching (dharmacakrapravartana-m.), meditating (dhyana-m.), fearlessness (abhaya-m.). The fourth figure was probably in bhumisparsha-mudra. There might have been a fifth figure in blessing gesture (varada-m.) as these five gestures are the traditional Buddha gestures.
Himalayan schist.
Each figure holds his hands in different gestures, from left to right: preaching (dharmacakrapravartana-m.), meditating (dhyana-m.), fearlessness (abhaya-m.). The fourth figure was probably in bhumisparsha-mudra. There might have been a fifth figure in blessing gesture (varada-m.) as these five gestures are the traditional Buddha gestures.
Himalayan schist.