Bharhut Stupa Railing, Shunga Dynasty, 185-72 BCE

Bharhut Stupa Railing

Chandra Yakshi

Chandra Yakshi, detail

Kubera Yaksha

Unidentified Foreign Male Figure

Unidentified Foreign Male Figure, detail

Stories from the Life of the Historical Buddha on the Bharhut Railing

Conception of the Buddha

Conception of the Buddha

Gift of the Jetavana Garden

Gift of the Jetavana Garden

Jataka Stories, or Stories of the Buddha's Past Lives on the Bharhut Railing

Golden Deer (Ruru) Jataka

Golden Deer (Ruru) Jataka

Great Monkey (Mahakapi) Jataka

Vidhura Pandita Jataka

Vidhura Pandita Jataka (bottom section)

Vidhura Pandita Jataka (middle section)

Vidhura Pandita Jataka (top section)

Great Stupa at Sanchi, Satavahana (Andhra) Dynasty, 72 BCE - 2nd Century

Great Stupa at Sanchi

Great Stupa at Sanchi Circumambulation Path

Bracket Yakshi (front view)

Bracket Yakshi (back view)

Gateway with Adorsed Lions

Detail of Adorsed Lions

Door Guardian

Stories from the Life of the Historical Buddha on the Sanchi Gateway(s)

Gateway Lintel Depicting The Buddha Overcoming Mara

The Buddha Walks on Water

The Buddha Walks on Water

Return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu (Home)

Return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu (Home) (upper third)

Return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu (Home) (middle third)

Return of the Buddha to Kapilavastu (Home) (lower third)

Jataka Stories, or Stories of the Buddha's Past Lives on the Sanchi Gateway(s)

The Great Monkey (Mahakapi) Jataka