Figure 100. The Assault of Mara (Nagarjunakonda)

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Figure 100:—Panel depicting the Maradharshana with the representation of the bodhi tree forming a canopy over the halo of the Buddha, Nagarjunakonda, c. 3rd century CE, Archaeological Museum, Nagarjunakonda. (Courtesy: Ratan Parimoo, Life of Buddha in Indian Sculptures. Fig. 41).

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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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