Browse Items (8 total)

This is a painted mural that can be found in Thailand about Siddhartha's battle with Mara. The story goes that while Siddhartha or Buddha Gautama was meditating trying to reach enlightenment, he was assaulted under the bodhi tree by the demon named…

This is a painting that was done by an unknown Thai artist in 1998. The painting features Siddhartha, in the middle, after reaching enlightenment in the deer park in Sarnath, India. He is shown teaching five monks, who are located in the foreground…

This Lintel Frieze shows The Buddha after his death. The Buddha is surrounded by six others. These people surrounding him are most likely some of his disciples. While a person would guess that the disciples should be mourning after the death of…

This image is of a panel in the ceremonial hall in Xa Loi Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh City. It depicts Prince Siddhartha as he sees his first sight after leaving the palace, the old man. In the drawing, you can see that Prince Siddhartha is being drawn by a…

When the Buddha was eighty, he died near the city of Kushinagara, breaking free of the cycle of rebirth and reaching nirvana. This panel, which would have been set into the harmika at the top of a stupa (relic mound), shows the Buddha surrounded by…

This image is a painting on a large folding scroll depicting the story of the birth of Siddhartha. It is of Burmese origin and was created around 1853-1885. There are three space cells within the image, each containing a different part of the…

This statue is an Indian piece called “Birth” and is in Shanti Stupa, Leh, India. The date that this piece was created is unknown. This image depicts the birth of Siddhartha. At the top right corner is Siddhartha’s mother, standing with one arm up…

This image depicts Prince Siddhartha when he leaves his palace and sees the four sights. This is a significant part of his life because when he was born, it was predicted that after he saw the four sights, he would become the Buddha. The four sights…