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The Forty-nine Gautamas in the Sagaing Temple

Felice Beato1887–1895

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Sagaing, the capital of Burma (present-day Myanmar) in the 1300s and 1500s, remained the country's center of Buddhist faith. Hundreds of pagodas, monasteries, and other retreats, including caves, are nestled in the surrounding hills and forests. In this temple there were fortynine representation of Gautama, the founder and primary figure of Buddhism.

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  • Title: The Forty-nine Gautamas in the Sagaing Temple
  • Creator: Felice Beato
  • Date Created: 1887–1895
  • Location Created: Burma
  • Physical Dimensions: 19.1 × 24.4 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 2007.26.202.11
  • Culture: English
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
  • Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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