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| Keywords: Indian - Buddha Shakyamuni with Adorant - Walters 25263.jpg This small sculpture was commissioned by a man named Pingalayana who is depicted on the base It shows Shakyamuni on the night of his enlightenment when he touched the ground and asked the earth to recognize that he had rid his mind of all temptations Many such images were produced in the regions near Bodhgaya the site of the Buddha's enlightenment The remainder of the text concerning the origin of mental phenomena is sometimes called the Buddhist creed century 10 11 schist cm 27 9 19 1 8 9 accession number 25 263 28737 Stuart Perrin New York New York date and mode of acquisition unknown John and Berthe Ford Baltimore March 25 1984 by purchase Walters Art Museum John Berthe Ford 2010 Creed name Mukherjee transcr Desire and Devotion Art from India Nepal and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Birmingham Museum of Art Birmingham; Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Albuquerque Museum Albuquerque 2001-2003 place of origin Bihar India Walters Art Museum license Art of India in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
