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The Great Miracle at Shravasti

c. AD 100

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

After the Buddha reached enlightenment, he spent the remainder of his life traveling around northeastern India, giving teachings and performing miracles in order to convert followers and establish the Buddhist community. One of his most famous miracles is when he levitated and caused fire to leap from his shoulders and water to flow from his feet. The figures of two monks kneel in worship. Others press their hands together in a sign of devotion and submission, while the figures on the outer edges whistle and shake their upper garments, as was customary when an amazing sight was seen.

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  • Title: The Great Miracle at Shravasti
  • Date Created: c. AD 100
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 23.8 x 29.2 cm (9 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: (Julian Sherrier, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.102
  • Medium: schist with traces of gold
  • Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Culture: Pakistan, Gandhara, Peshawar Valley, early Kushan Period (1st century-320)
  • Credit Line: Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
  • Collection: Indian Art - Kushan, Gandhara
  • Accession Number: 1975.102
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