Global Perspectives: Life of Buddha Frieze from Gandhara

Life of Buddha Frieze from Gandhara

These images, now in the Freer Gallery of Art Links to an external site. (part of the Smithsonian) in Washington, D.C. They represent four scenes from the Life of Buddha Links to an external site. 1) birth at Lumbin Links to an external site.i, 2) enlightenment at Bodh Gaya Links to an external site., 3) first sermon at Sarnath Links to an external site., 4) death at Kishinagar Links to an external site.. Sometimes the death of Buddha is referred to as parinirvana Links to an external site..

The following images were made in Gandhara Links to an external site. in the second century CE under the Kushan dynasty Links to an external site. and are made of schist Links to an external site..