80 Scenes of the Life of Buddha
From: Charles Duroiselle, "Stone Sculptures in the Ananda Temple at Pagan", Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report, Delhi, 1913 - 1914, pp. 63 - 67.
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The Devas request Setaketu in Tusita. He sits in his gabled palace with right hand "accepting the request" and left hand in "fear not" position |
Sleep of Maya, the Buddha's mother |
The four Maharajas carrying the Buddha's mother to Himava |
The Buddha's mother is bathed in Anotatta Lake |
The Buddha's mother has her hair tied and adorned |
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The Buddha's mother sleeps on a divine couch |
Conception, the dream of the white elephant |
Queen Maya tells her dream to her husband |
The pregnant Queen is guarded by the four great kings |
The Queen asks for the King's permission to visit her parents |
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Oueen Maya is carried on a litter en route to her parent's home |
The Nativity: Oueen Maya gives birth in Lumpini Park |
Four Brahmas receive the Buddha child in a gold net |
The Lords of the Four Directions receive the child on a black leopard skin |
Two men receive the child on a fine white cloth |
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A gigantic crowned Buddha stands between Brahma and Indra |
Standing between Brahma and Suyama, the Buddha takes his first seven steps |
The Lions roar: "I am the Lord" |
The Buddha seated in Kapilavastu Palace |
The Buddha's Father, King Suddhodana, shows the child to the old hermit, who fortells his Buddhahood |
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The throned king shows the Buddha child to Four Brahmins. He receives his name Siddhartha
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The Buddha shown between female goddesses (shakti) |
The Buddha child sleeps under the learning tree |
The Buddha child seated under the learning tree |
The Buddha seated in a five roofed pavilion (payatthat) |
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The Buddha seated in a seven tiered pavilion |
The Buddha seated in a nine tier pavilion |
Buddha seated on throne with legs pendant |
Buddha child holding a sword and bow in preparation for the athletic contest |
The Buddha from a chariot sees the First Great Sight: a man suffering from old age |
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The Second Great Sight: a man suffering from illness |
The Third Great Sight: a dead man |
The Fourth Great Sight: a monk |
The Buddha seated in his palace among his women |
The Buddha's servant dresses his hair for the last time |
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While riding in a chariot, the Buddha hears of the birth of his son, Rahula |
The Buddha reclines while listening to music in the palace |
The Buddha seated in the palace viewing sleeping women that resemble corpses |
The Buddha calls for his horse and groom |
The Buddha bids farewell to his wife and son |
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The Buddha addresses his proud horse while his groom kneels at its side |
Four Gods lift the hooves of the Buddha's horse so that he may leave the palace undetected |
Mara tempts the Buddha after he leaves the palace in the light of the full moon |
The Buddha with his horse and groom wearily reach the river Anoma |
With one leap they cross the river Anoma |
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The Great Renunciation: The King divests himself of royal attire and jewelry |
The Great Tonsure: the Buddha cuts his hair with his sword |
The Buddha holds the hair knot before his chest |
The Buddha sits as a monk while monastic robes are presented |
The Buddha stands in renunciation of the things of the world |
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A seated earth-touching Buddha (an intrusive replacement sculpture) |
The Buddha as a monk walks between Anupiya and Rajagaha |
The Buddha as a monk collects his first meal in his alms bowl |
The Buddha eats his alms food from his alms bowl |
The Buddha is visited by King Bimbisara |
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The Buddha seated in deep discussion with a hermit |
Gautama in deep discussion with a hermit |
The Buddha seated in a two roofed chamber is worshiped by his five disciples |
The Buddha emaciated from fasting |
The Buddha collapses from lack of sustenance |
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The Buddha holds an alms bowl and breaks his extreme fast |
Earth-touching Buddha with alms bowl is approached by Sujata's maid |
The Buddha is approached by Sujata who is holding her golden bowl containing rice milk |
The Buddha seated in Meditation (intrusive?) |
The Buddha, seated, eats from his alms bowl |
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The Buddha,seated, with a small alms bowl in his hands |
The seated Buddha touches the earth (intrusive) |
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The grass cutter offers eight handfulls of grass that might serve as a mat on which the Buddha might sit |
Gautama walks forward holding the grass before him |
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Gautama still holding the grass in lowered position |
Gautama stands about to cast the grass |
Buddha casts the grass with the right hand |
The Buddha shown in earth-touching position - below the earth goddess holds her water pot (kendi) |
The Buddha shown seated under the Peepal or Bodhi Tree |
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Earth touching Buddha on double lotus throne (intrusive?) |
The Buddha in verbal contest with Mara |
The Temptaton by Mara's Daughters |
The Buddha is worshipped by six gods |
The Enlightenment, the Buddha sits in earth-touching position |