Karamar: Saddanta Jataka
Schist
Karamar: Saddanta Jataka
PAKISTAN, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karamar
The fragment depicts a popular story found in several Buddhist texts. It tells of a white elephant king and one of his wives who died of anger because she thought she did not receive enough attention from him. She was reborn as the imperial consort of King Brahmadatta and took her revenge by ordering a hunter to kill the elephant and take his tusks.
The scenes still visible run from left to right, as often seen in Gandharan art. On the far left, the elephant king stands under a tree while the hunter hides below him with a bow and arrow, ready to shoot. Next, the injured beast kneels on the ground and voluntarily offers the hunter its tusks. On the far right, the hunter is presenting his trophies to the king.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 526.
Cite this article:
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M},
pages = 526,
title = {{Karamar: Saddanta Jataka}},
volume = 11,
year = {2016}}