Worshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree

100s CE
Overall: 80 x 57.1 cm (31 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)
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The square railing surrounding the base of the trunk is the marker of a sacred tree. This tree has the distinctive heart-shaped leaves of the Bodhi tree (ficus religiosa), which is the type of tree under which the Buddha reached enlightenment. Each of the the worshippers holds a narrow-necked pot with lotus flowers emerging from the mouth. The lotus flowers are a symbol for water, so these figures are pouring offerings of pure water to the sacred tree.
Worshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree

Worshippers Giving Offerings to the Bodhi Tree

100s CE

Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, Satavahana period (c. 100 BCE–c. 200 CE)

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