Swat: Life of the Buddha - Mourning over the Casket
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Swat: Life of the Buddha - Mourning over the Casket
PAKISTAN, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Swat
The scene is bordered at both ends by squared Corinthian columns. The casket has been tied with vines and placed on a catafalque with ornamental legs. The twin sala trees, where the Buddha’s passing takes place are overhead. A brazier is foremost in the tableau possibly indicating the scene takes place at night. The mourning Malla princes, whose task it is to arrange for the cremation of the body, are in the background. A disciple strains to lift the casket, while the other is overcome by emotion and is weighing down his end.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1181.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Swat: Life of the Buddha - Mourning over the Casket." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1181.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Swat: Life of the Buddha - Mourning over the Casket" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1181.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Swat: Life of the Buddha - Mourning over the Casket. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1181).
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