Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut: photo 30
Photo 30 of 140 in Gallery: Early Indian narrative art of Bharhut
Image title: Figure 30. Descent from the Trayastrimsha Heaven
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Figure 30:—Central panel on the Ajatashatru pillar depicting the Buddhaʼs descent from the Trayastrimsha heaven at Sankasya with the representation of a solitary empty seat under a bodhi tree, Bharhut, Bharhut Gallery, Indian Museum, Kolkata. (Photograph by the author).
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The art of Bharhut, dominated by sculptural reliefs narrating a popular facet of Buddhism in the form of the immense Jataka literature, represent the emergence of visual narrative art in India.—Bharhut represents the earliest evidence of narrative art which display many story telling techniques.
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