Bodhgaya Archeological Museum

high-definition creative commons photographs from the Bodhgaya Archeological Museum, in India, together with further information.

 

The Bodhgaya Archaeological Museum is located in close proximity to the Mahabodhi Temple complex. It was established by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1956, it features several sculptures, artifacts and antiquities pertaining to Buddhism from the 2nd century BC to the 11th century CE.

Stone railings carved in sandstone and granite belonging to the main Mahabodhi Temple complex can be dated back to the 2nd century BCE from the Sunga period, while the granite railings are of 6th to 7th century CE.

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001 Crowned Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness, Bodhgaya, 10th

1 Crowned Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness, Bodhgaya, 10th

002 Crowned Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness, Bodhgaya, 10th

2 Crowned Buddha Calling the Earth to Witness, Bodhgaya, 10th

003 Standing Buddha, Bodhgaya, 9th-10th

3 Standing Buddha, Bodhgaya, 9th-10th

004 Bodhisattva, 9th-10th

4 Bodhisattva, 9th-10th

005 Part of the Railings

5 Part of the Railings

006 A Crossbar with Inscription

6 A Crossbar with Inscription

007 Pillar, Worshipping a Stūpa

7 Pillar, Worshipping a Stūpa

008 Pillar Scene

8 Pillar Scene

009 Pillar, Man and Woman

9 Pillar, Man and Woman

010 Pillar, Man and Dancing Lady

10 Pillar, Man and Dancing Lady

011 Pillar, Chariot Scene

11 Pillar, Chariot Scene

012 Pillar, Three Ladies

12 Pillar, Three Ladies

013 Man and Woman

13 Man and Woman

014 Caityas

14 Caityas

015 Pillar Inscription

15 Pillar Inscription

016 Protectors

16 Protectors

017 Man and Woman

17 Man and Woman

018 Hermit

18 Hermit

019 Gaja Lakṣmī and Inscription

19 Gaja Lakṣmī and Inscription

020 Worshipping the Dharmacakra

20 Worshipping the Dharmacakra

021 Dharmacakra

21 Dharmacakra

022 Man and Woman

22 Man and Woman

023 Yakṣa

23 Yakṣa

024 Horse Man

24 Horse Man

025 Bull

25 Bull

026 Elephant

26 Elephant

027 Horse

27 Horse

 

Photographs by Anandajoti Bhikkhu

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