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尺寸：H. 10 in. (25.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
年代：11-12世纪
质地：石雕
风格：帕拉
来源：纽约大都会博物馆
参阅：外部链接
鉴赏：
Eight Great Events Stele
11th–12th century
Eastern India (Bihar)

This stele depicts the sacred locations that mark the eight great events in the life of the historical Buddha. It is a visual expression of the Astamahapratiharya text, composed in the early Pala period, which extols the merits of pilgrimage to the Buddha’s principal sacred sites, shown here. The sites were understood to define the sacred geography of Buddhist India.