Angkor Wat: Life of the Buddha - Birth of Prince Siddhartha
Stone
Angkor Wat: Life of the Buddha - Birth of Prince Siddhartha
CAMBODIA, Siem Reap, Angkor
The relief was discovered at Angkor Wat and depicts the birth of the future Buddha. Queen Maya is standing and holding onto a branch of the asoka tree while supported by her sister, Mahaprajapati. Both women are wearing elaborately supported skirts. Brahma, depicted with three faces is wearing a cylindrical crown. He supports the newborn prince who kneels on a pedestal. There are three Buddha heads behind the prince, signifying he will become a Buddha. All the figures wear jewelry and are dressed like royalty.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 47.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Angkor Wat: Life of the Buddha - Birth of Prince Siddhartha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 47.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Angkor Wat: Life of the Buddha - Birth of Prince Siddhartha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:47.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Angkor Wat: Life of the Buddha - Birth of Prince Siddhartha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 47).
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