Relief depicting the death of the Buddha, or Mahaparinirvana
On display
The Buddha died at the age of eighty, reclining in a grove of trees. His last words to his disciples before attaining final nirvana were, ‘All composite things must pass away. Be therefore mindful and vigilant!’
Details
-
Title
Relief depicting the death of the Buddha, or Mahaparinirvana
-
Associated people
the Buddha (active c. 560 BC - c. 486 BC) (subject) -
Associated place
-
Date
late 2nd century - early 3rd century AD
Kushan Period (AD 50 - 600) -
Material and technique
grey schist
-
Material index
-
Technique index
-
Object type
-
Dimensions
38.5 x 39.5 x 12 cm (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
1
-
Credit line
Presented by Reverend J. C. Murray-Aynsley, 1911.
-
Museum location
Ground floor | Gallery 12 | India to AD 600 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
-
Accession no.
EAOS.10
Our online collection is being continually updated. Find out more
Further reading
Jongeward, David, Buddhist Art of Gandhara in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2019), no. 20 on p. 48
Reference URL
?
