Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni

Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd-5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing him as an emaciated renouncer relates to his enlightenment and his status as a yogic ascetic who has ultimate control over his body(Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni, Kushan period, 3rd-5th century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 10 15/16 in. (27.8 cm), Sculpture, After reaching enlightenment at Bodhgaya, Shakyamuni meditated and fasted for forty-nine days. Thus, showing him as an emaciated renouncer relates to his enlightenment and his status as a yogic ascetic who has ultimate control over his body(Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni
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Sepia Times / Contributor
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Universal Images Group
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01 January, 2018
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