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Seated Buddha Sakyamuni

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Seated Buddha Sakyamuni

Sculpture / Other Asia

Place of production:Bodhgaya, India

Pala dynasty, 11th-12th century

Stone

1躯

The gesture seen in this sculpture is derived from an event in which the Buddha touched the ground to dispel evil while meditating to achieve enlightenment.

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