Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16

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Birth of the Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, ca. 2nd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Stone, H. 6 15/16 in. (16 cm); W. 7 3/4 in. ( cm); D. 1 7/8 in. ( cm), Sculpture, 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 side

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