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A Mathura standing Buddha in "Samghati" monastic dress, c. 2nd century CE, Mathura Museum. The last known inscribed "Kapardin Bodhisattava" statue is dated to the year 39 of the era started by Kanishka (166 CE). [169]
Kimbell seated Buddha with attendants, Mathura (reconstruction of original proportions). [ 8 ] Technically, the image mentions the " Bodhisattva " rather than the "Buddha", which would mean the Buddha just before his enlightenment, as the image of the Buddha after his enlightenment would arguably have been considered at this period to be beyond ...
The Buddha statue of Vasudeva I is a fragment of a statue of the Buddha, belonging to the art of Mathura, and bearing an inscription in the name of the Kushan Empire emperor Vasudeva I (191–232 CE).
The backs of the pillars contain reliefs with scenes from the life of the Buddha, and from Jataka tales about his previous lives. The Bhutesar mound is one of a row of large mounds originally just outside the city of Mathura, but now well within the modern city. The important, mostly Jain, site of Kankali Tila was two mounds down. [4]
The long-established Mathura school continued as one of the main two schools of Gupta Empire art, joined by the school of Varanasi and nearby Sarnath. [1] Under the Guptas, Mathura remained primarily a center of Buddhist artistic activity and worship, but a few Hindu, especially Vaishnavite, sculptures started to appear. [41]
The "Isapur Buddha" from Mathura, probably the earliest known representation of the Buddha (possibly together with Buddha statues found in Barikot in Swat), on a railing post, is dated to circa 15 CE under the reign of Sodasa. [27] Another depiction of the Buddha from the same period appears in the Bimaran casket.
The first statues and busts of the Buddha were made in the region around Mathura or Gandhara in the second or third century CE. [4] [5] Many statues and busts exist where the Buddha and other bodhisattvas have a mustache. Seated Buddha, Gandhara, 1st–2nd century CE, Tokyo National Museum Buddha depicted with urna, gilt bronze, 14th century
Isapur Buddha, one of the earliest physical depictions of the Buddha, c. 15 CE. [426] Art of Mathura. The Buddha attended by Indra at Indrasala Cave, Mathura 50-100 CE.