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Maitreya

c. 200s CE
gray schist
Overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.)
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1969.61
Location: 242A Ancient India
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Description

The water bottle in his left hand indicates that this figure depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. It is thought that Maitreya will reach enlightenment after the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten, in order to spread the teachings again.
Maitreya

Maitreya

c. 200s CE

Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period

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