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Buddha Preaching
Not on view
This small Buddha with right hand raised in the teaching gesture (vitarkamudra) is one of a number of sheet-silver objects recovered from the Khin Ba stupa’s relic chamber at the ancient Pyu capital of Sri Ksetra. The palms of the hands and the soles of the feet display a lotus pattern—auspicious markings (laksana) of Buddhahood.
cat. no. 30
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