The Eight Great Events are a set of episodes in the life of Gautama Buddha that by the time of the Pala Empire of North India around the 9th century had become established as the standard group of nar
Jagdishpur relief, photographed in 1872. A very rare survival of a large scale depiction of the Eight Great Events. Over 3 metres high, perhaps late 10th-century.
Birth of the Buddha, Lorian Tangai, Gandhara. The Buddha is shown twice: being received by Indra, and then standing up immediately after.
Stele of the eight events, 10th-century, perhaps from Nalanda, 11 inches high.
Burmese copy of a terracotta pilgrim souvenir of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, 11th century, 6.7 inches high.
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Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism. It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narr
Representation of the Buddha in the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, 1st century CE
Seated Maitreya sculpture, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, c. 1250–1350
Thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha, Tibet, c. 18th century
Footprint of the Buddha, 1st century BCE, Gandhara