The Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, breaking free from the cycle of rebirth and reaching nirvana. This panel, which would have been set into the harmika at the top of a stupa (relic mound), shows the Buddha surrounded by lay and monastic mourners in various states of grief
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Death, Buddha, Parinirvana, Kushan period, ca, 3rd century, Pakistan, ancient region, Gandhara, Schist, H, 26, 66 cm, W, D, 3, 7.6, Sculpture, eighty, died, city, Kushinagara, breaking free, cycle, rebirth, reaching nirvana, panel, set, harmika, top, stupa, relic mound, Buddha surrounded, lay, monastic mourners, various states, grief
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