Cleveland Museum of Art

Standing Buddha

Date

400s CE

Medium

sandstone

Culture

Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath

Department

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Depicting the Buddha in a plain robe that clings to the body, without interrupting the beauty of its contours, was a new development in the sculptural workshops of Sarnath during the 400s CE. Sarnath is located near the ancient city of Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges River and is identified as the place where the Buddha gave his first teaching. This form spread by means of portable images to peninsular Southeast Asia.

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