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[Full title: Depiction of scenes from the life of Buddha: The Demise or 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺]

Story:-

After receiving his meal from Cunda Karm膩raputra at Pava Buddha suffered from blood dysentery. He asked 膧苍补苍诲补 to move westwards. Crossing the 贬颈谤补峁噛补惫补迟墨 river they reached Ku艣墨inagara and rested in Upavattana called 艢腻濒补惫补苍补. 膧苍补苍诲补 prepared a couch for him between two 艢腻濒补 trees and Buddha rested on it. On the request of his chief disciple he announced that 尝耻尘产颈苍墨, Bodhogay膩, S膩rnath and K艣墨nagara should be treated as holy places after his 苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺. Simultaneously Buddha gave instructions for his funeral and related rituals. Learning of his impending death the people of Malla Janapada rushed to the Salavana and witnessed the last ordination given by Buddha to Subhadra. Finally Buddha had gone for four 诲丑测腻苍补蝉 and rising from them attained his 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺. His body was carried by devatas and Malla chiefs and the procession comprising dance, song and music was taken to 惭耻办耻峁璦 Bandhana situated on the east of 碍耻艣墨苍补驳补谤补 and was cremated^[1].

Depiction:-

The inner face of a railing pillar from 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 depicts the narrative scene of 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺 divided into two registers. The scene on the left depicts the worship of a 蝉迟奴辫补 by a group of monks and laity. 厂迟奴辫补 symbolically signifies Buddha鈥檚 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺. To the left of the 蝉迟奴辫补 is a female figure and another women standing behind her carry a pair of garlands from a tray held upon the head of a dwarf. The 蝉迟奴辫补 has a garlanded dome with an umbrella and hanging garlands upon a lotus base. Below the 蝉迟奴辫补 sits a female figure in the attitude of worship and another dwarf at the right. At the bottom of the register is a group of four seated cattle with two herdsmen. This specimen is preserved in the British Museum collection^[2].

In another depiction from 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 sculpted on the drum pilaster, the topmost register shows the 鈥淒eath of Buddha鈥� (惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺) in the form of a 蝉迟奴辫补. At the entrance to the 蝉迟奴辫补 is a pillar-like object. The 蝉迟奴辫补 is flanked by 迟辞谤补峁嘺 and a standing female figure. A single triratna adorns the upper crossbar of each 迟辞谤补峁嘺 and above these are flying human figure.^[3]

The third register of a dome slab from 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 preserved in the British Museum depicts the Death of Buddha. A 蝉迟奴辫补 rests on a double base with a high railing with fluted pillars adorned with three lotus roundels. The dome is decorated with garlands and out of the 丑补谤尘颈办腻 emerge eight umbrellas. On either side of the umbrella is a pair of flying worshippers with offering bowls on their hands. On either side of the 蝉迟奴辫补 is a pair of male worshippers kneeling on one knee and with hands raised in anjali 尘耻诲谤腻.^[4]

Another illustration of the 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺 scene is visible on a single register of a dome slab. The Death of Buddha is represented in the form of a 蝉迟奴辫补 on a double lotus base. Out of the 丑补谤尘颈办腻 protrude a mass of umbrellas. To the left and right of the 蝉迟奴辫补 sit two male worshippers crosslegged with hands raised in anjali 尘耻诲谤腻. Above them is a pair of flying male worshippers carrying offering bowls on their raised left hands.^[5]

A dome slab from 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 preserved in the Archaeological Museum, 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 contained the illustration of 惭补丑腻辫补谤颈苍颈谤惫腻峁嘺 in the top most register. The scene depicts the worship of the 蝉迟奴辫补 by two devotees and two flying figures. (Pl 27a)

Similar depiction is also seen in several art centres of 础尘补谤腻惫补迟墨 School.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Strong John S, Op.cit, pp 134-144.

[2]:

Knox Robert, Op.cit, pp 99-100, fig 40.

[3]:

Ibid, pp 157-158, fig 83.

[4]:

Ibid, pp 163-164, fig 88.

[5]:

Ibid, p 164, fig 90.