Buddha Shakyamuni and the eight Bodhi stupas

The stupas that represent the eight main steps in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni are crafted with gold. In the center of the composition, Buddha Shakyamuni is depicted with a peaceful countenance, in a large radiating halo, wearing the Triple Dharmic robes, having his right hand gestured in Abhaya mudra and his left hand in Dhyana (meditation) mudra, seated in a vajra posture on a lion throne. On either side of Buddha Shakyamuni, there are his two foremost disciples of Moggallana and Sariputta.