Bharhut: Paying Respect to a Dharma Wheel Pillar
Red sandstone
Bharhut: Paying Respect to a Dharma Wheel Pillar
INDIA, Madhya Pradesh, Bharhut
A wheel with sixteen spokes that is supported on a railing post is the focus of devotion in this medallion. The focus of this carving is on the details, with the rest of the imagery serving more a decorative than a documentary purpose. Commonly found on Asoka pillars, the pillar has a reversed lotus bell. Two female devotees are kneeling with palms joined in reverence close to bell. The figure on the left has placed a bowl of flowers as offering. Behind each female figure stand male devotees, also with palms joined, and one is holding a garland. More garlands fill the available space of the medallion.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 136.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Bharhut: Paying Respect to a Dharma Wheel Pillar." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 136.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Bharhut: Paying Respect to a Dharma Wheel Pillar" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:136.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Bharhut: Paying Respect to a Dharma Wheel Pillar. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 136).
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