Bharhut: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven
Red sandstone
Bharhut: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven
INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut
The carving was on a railing post at Bharhut Stupa. A triple staircase is shown in the center where the Buddha descends. He has just returned from Trayastrimsa Heaven after teaching the Dharma to his mother. The footprints at the top and bottom steps of the central flight of stairs signify the route the Buddha took, and a fenced Bodhi tree on the left also represents the Buddha. Rows of figures, with palms joined, gather to welcome the Buddha after his three-month absence. Apsaras fly overhead, one of them whistling in admiration.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 134.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bharhut: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 134.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bharhut: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:134.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bharhut: Life of the Buddha - Return from Trayastrimsa Heaven. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 134).
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