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Dark gray stone relief with a seated Buddha in a niche above and a standing robed figure with a kneeling devotee below.

Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating in the Indrashala Cave [top] and Buddha Dipankara [bottom]

A dark gray schist relief in two registers. Above, a seated Buddha meditates in an arched niche, flanked by standing attendants and small heads; below, a standing robed figure faces a kneeling devotee among onlookers.

Artist
Unknown
Date
2nd/3rd century
Medium
Schist
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2360 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 300).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Español: Buda Shakyamuni meditando y Buda Dipankara, relieve de Gandhara

Relieve en esquisto gris oscuro en dos registros. Arriba, un Buda sentado medita en un nicho arqueado, flanqueado por ayudantes de pie y pequeñas cabezas; abajo, una figura de pie con túnica se enfrenta a un devoto arrodillado entre espectadores.

Português: Buda Shakyamuni meditando e Buda Dipankara, relevo de Gandara

Relevo em xisto cinza-escuro em dois registros. Acima, um Buda sentado medita em um nicho arqueado, ladeado por assistentes em pé e pequenas cabeças; abaixo, uma figura em pé com manto encara um devoto ajoelhado entre espectadores.

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