Government of India
Last Reliefs on Borobudur
Keywords: Buddha
Gandavyuha
Publisher: National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi
Description: A sculpture depicts three different hand gestures of the sitting Buddha. The last reliefs on Borobudur are very difficult to interpret. They are a present highly abstract version of the Gandavyuha, which describes the appearance of uncountable Buddhas from around the universe.
Type: Architecture Panel
Received From: National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-06T18:46:22Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-06T18:46:22Z |
| dc.description | A sculpture depicts three different hand gestures of the sitting Buddha. The last reliefs on Borobudur are very difficult to interpret. They are a present highly abstract version of the Gandavyuha, which describes the appearance of uncountable Buddhas from around the universe. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Buddha Gandavyuha |
| dc.type | Architecture Panel |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 3588 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-06T18:46:22Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-06T18:46:22Z |
| dc.description | A sculpture depicts three different hand gestures of the sitting Buddha. The last reliefs on Borobudur are very difficult to interpret. They are a present highly abstract version of the Gandavyuha, which describes the appearance of uncountable Buddhas from around the universe. |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Buddha Gandavyuha |
| dc.type | Architecture Panel |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 3588 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
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