Panel from a Portable Shrine: The Descent of the Buddha from Trayastrimsha Heaven, 7th–8th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir, ancient kingdom of Kashmir), Ivory with traces of color, H. 2 1/2 (6.4 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm), Ivories, This diminutive panel depicts the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsha heaven, where he visited to preach the Buddhist gospel (dharma) to his mother, who had died soon after his birth. The three steps below his feet indicate the ladder upon which he descended
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