Buddhist Temple, Kalani

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Buddhist Temple, Kalani

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Date
c. 1880
Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative
Culture
Sri Lanka, Kandy
Department
Photography
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
311762

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This image may actually show the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred fig tree planted in 288 BC in Mahamewna Gardens, Anuradhapura, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Grown from a cutting of the tree in India under which Buddha attained enlightenment, it is one of the most sacred Buddhist relics in Sri Lanka. Next to the tree are the buildings of a monastery and a whitewashed, dome-shaped structure with pointed spire, called a stupa.

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Credit line
Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer
Provenance
Bruno Tartarain, photovintagefrance, Arnaville, France | ?–2018: Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | June 4, 2018–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OJH

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  • Representative object from the topic Buddhist and Hindu Iconography
    Buddhist and Hindu Iconography

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