Nagarjunakonda valley, Guntur district, Andhra pradesh
Find Place
Nagarjunakonda valley , Guntur district, Andhra pradesh
Style
Nagarjunakonda art.
School
Late phase of Amaravathi school
Patron/Dynasty
Ikshavakas
Period / Year of Work
C. 3rd/4th century CE
Dimensions
152 X 90 X 13 cm
Brief Description
Lime Stone - Dome slab - Bodhisatva in Tushita heaven(top panel)
Bodhi satva descends in the form of white elephant(bottom
panel). Mended.
Detailed Description
Decorated dome-slab depicting the events of the Master's life in two of the panels. Above the sculptured panels there are rows of Triratnas and animals moving towards right. The upper sculptured register depicts the scene in which Sumedha residing in the Tushita heaven as a Bodhisattava and resolving to take his final birth on earth as Gautama.
The lower register shows his descent to earth in a heavenly chariot as a white elephant accompanied by the retinue of the celestial musicians to enter into the body/ womb of Mayadevi. The lowest part of the slab is broken along the border and mended.
