Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha

Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 236

This wedge-shaped quarter section is part of a shrine that would have been circular when closed. The upper four interior registers show events from Shakyamuni's childhood and his great departure; the lowest two registers juxtapose an emaciated Buddha (representing his enlightenment) with his first sermon.

Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Phyllitic schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

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Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Phyllitic schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Phyllitic schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Phyllitic schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)
Three-Sided Section of a Portable Shrine with Scenes from the Life of the Buddha, Phyllitic schist, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara)

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