Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple

India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda

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Such plaques were made of clay from sacred pilgrimage sites and hence had intrinsic power as relics for pilgrims. The Buddha sits in a temple like the one at Bodhgaya, where he reached enlightenment; surrounding him is a forest of stupas and below is the same ye dharma verse found on the Buddha from Nalanda outlining the path to enlightenment, or Buddhist dharma.

Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple, Terracotta, India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda

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Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple, Terracotta, India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda
Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple, Terracotta, India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda
Votive Plaque: Seated Buddha in a Temple, Terracotta, India, Bihar, possibly Bodhgaya or Nalanda

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