File:The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha.jpg

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Description	English: The Great Departure and the Temptation of the Buddha ca. first half of the 3rd century India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda) The lower scene shows Siddhartha on horseback leaving his father's palace in order to seek enlightenment. A groom leads the horse, whose hoofs are supported by ganas (semi-divine dwarves), so the people of the palace will not be awakened. The other figures are divine beings that have come to witness his departure from the material world. Above, the Buddha's enlightenment at Bodhgaya is shown. The evil god Mara attempts to thwart Siddhartha first by sending his beautiful daughters to tempt him and then by attacking the Buddha with his army of demons, here shown as ganas brandishing weapons and riding an elephant. Object Details Period:Ikshvaku period Date:ca. first half of the 3rd century Culture:India (Andhra Pradesh, Nagarjunakonda) Medium:Limestone
Date	1 January 250
Source	https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38239
Author	Unknown authorUnknown author

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Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	150 dpi
Vertical resolution	150 dpi
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
File change date and time	17:12, 18 June 2009
Color space	Uncalibrated
Image width	489 px
Image height	692 px
Date and time of digitizing	11:00, 10 November 2003
Date metadata was last modified	13:12, 18 June 2009