Ganlu Temple Iron Pagoda: Prince Siddhartha at Birth
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Ganlu Temple Iron Pagoda: Prince Siddhartha at Birth
CHINA, Jiangsu, Zhenjiang; Song dynasty
Recovered in 1960, this representation of Prince Siddhartha as a child portrays him with his left hand pointing to the heavens, and his right pointing to the earth. According to the Dirgha Agama, the prince took seven steps immediately after his birth. He then looked in all four directions and, with his hand raised, proclaimed that he was going to liberate all sentient beings from suffering.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts, page 107.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ganlu Temple Iron Pagoda: Prince Siddhartha at Birth." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , vol. 18, 2016, pp. 107.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Wen Fan. 2016. "Ganlu Temple Iron Pagoda: Prince Siddhartha at Birth" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts , 18:107.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youji, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Fan, W.. (2016). Ganlu Temple Iron Pagoda: Prince Siddhartha at Birth. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Artifacts (Vol. 18, pp. 107).
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