Image title: Figure 103. The First Sermon (Amaravati)

Figure 103:—Dome slab panel depicting the First Sermon with the representation of a pair of deer flanking an empty seat, Amaravati, c. 2^nd century CE, Archaeological Museum, Amaravati. (Courtesy: Jyoti Rohilla Rana. The Sculptural Art of Amaravati, Plate 5.12).

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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.