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Bust of Bodhisattva Shakyamuni in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2009
Bust of Bodhisattva Shakyamuni
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 3rd-4th century
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Accession # 1987.218.10
Representations of Shakyamuni prior to his enlightenment as a bodhisattva were popular in Gandhara, as they emphasize his high rebirth and potential to become a chakravartin king (universal monarch). It seems likely that such images were also intended to glorify Shakyamuni's great departure from the palace-- the moment he leaves the illusory world of desire and attachment to seek enlightenment.
Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), 3rd-4th century
Schist
Accession # 1987.218.10
Representations of Shakyamuni prior to his enlightenment as a bodhisattva were popular in Gandhara, as they emphasize his high rebirth and potential to become a chakravartin king (universal monarch). It seems likely that such images were also intended to glorify Shakyamuni's great departure from the palace-- the moment he leaves the illusory world of desire and attachment to seek enlightenment.
Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.
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