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| Keywords: Seated Buddha presented to President John F. Kennedy by Jawaharlal Nehru.jpg Stone carving of Buddha seated under the Bodhi tree His right hand touches the earth in the Bhumi-sparsa attitude calling the earth to witness the fact of the Buddhahood This Buddha is wearing a crown necklace and earrings designating him as the enlightened one destined to be king He wears robes of a sanyasi the symbol of his renunciation Around the figure are depicted scenes from Buddha's life The birth the first sermon and the descent at Sankisa are on the right On the left Buddha is represented with a bowl of honey presented to him by a monkey at Vaisali the first sermon again the subjugation of the elephant Nalagiri the elephant is represented as a small block near the feet Above Buddha's head is the pari nirvana or the passing away of the Buddha with mourners on either side and the stupa the symbol of the Buddha's death is shown above him Historical Note This sculpture was presented to President John F Kennedy by Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India 1947-1964 November 9 1961 during the Prime Minister's state visit to the White House s 1960 http //www jfklibrary org/ White House other versions PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard John F Kennedy and Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru in the United States | ||||
