Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni ca. 2nd century Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara) This panel, together with the one showing Maya's dream (), was part of a larger set that would have sequentially encircled the drum of a small stupa to recount the life of the Buddha. Here, Maya reaches up to grasp a branch of a tree, much like earlier representations of yakshis (female nature deities), and miraculously gives birth to the Buddha out of her right Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni 40598

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