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lagi
East
Gate
Northwest
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Gate Jatakas
and avadhanas Gandavyuha Karmavibhangga Southeast
Gate South
Gate West
Gate
The
History of Buddha Gautama in Basreliefs
Mendut
Pawon
Gandavyuha
The series
of relief's covering the wall of the second gallery
is devoted to Sudhana's tireless wanderings in
search of the Highest Perfect Wisdom.
Full
story
Jatakas
and avadhanas
Jatakas are stories about the Buddha before
he was born as Prince Siddhartha. Their main theme
are the meritorious acts which distinguished the
Bodhisattva from any other creature. Full
story
Karmavibhangga
The
reliefs are to be found on the "hidden foot".
Full
story
Southeast Corner
King Suddhodana meets the Queen on the veranda.
The Queen tells her dream and asks her husband
what the dream predicts. Full
story
South
Gate
The
great seer Asita of the Himalaya mountains informs
the King that his son will become a monk. Full
story
Northwest
Gate
He
leaves Rudraka and with 5 fellow-disciples he
leaves for the Gaya hill on the banks of the river
Nairanjana. Full
story
North
Gate
The god Brahma and
the Naga King Kalika pay-homage to the Bodhisattva.
Full
story
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