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Sravasti: Jetavana

Sravasti: Jetavana

Sravasti: Orajhar

The panel depicts three separate scenes during the life of the prince prior to his enlightenment. The top scene captures the moment following his birth, when he took seven steps, lotus flowers sprouting beneath his feet. His mother, Māyādevī, holds a…

Sravasti: Mahabodhi

The panel shows the bodhisattva on the night of his enlightenment at Bodhgayā. His illumination under the Bodhi Tree is depicted as taking place here despite the threatening presence of all types of frightening creatures sent by Māra to distract him.

The newly enlightened Buddha teaches his former companions in Sārnāth, beginning the missionary efforts that would consume the rest of his life.

The Buddha, having reached the advanced age of 80 years, slowly traveled towards Kuśinagar where he had foreseen he would die. He was given tainted food in Pawa, took his final bath in a small river halfway to Kuśinagar, and then made his way to the…

After narrating the four most renowned episodes in the Buddha's life, the fifth panel turns to the narrative moments that relate more specifically to Śrāvastī and Jetavana Grove. In this panel, the Buddha encounters Anāthapiṇḍika at Rājagṛha for the…

When Anāthapiṇḍika met the Buddha in Rājagṛha, he invited him to visit Śrāvastī. Once he returned home, he sought a suitable piece of land on which to build a welcoming retreat for the Buddha, eventually settling on some land owned by Prince Jeta.…