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Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath, 11th century

Buddha Preaching the First Sermon at Sarnath

11th century · Sculpture

Particulars

Accession number
20.43

In the same room · Gallery 238, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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On the same theme · Buddhism

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Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room238

On public display.

Checked
9 days ago
In this state since
Sep 26, 2026
Source
The museum
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What it shows

BuddhismBuddha

In the catalog

SculptureStoneMiddle AgesBefore 1400India (Bihar, probably Nalanda)

Sources

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)
Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death, 12th century

Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the Conquerer of Death, 12th century

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha, 12th century

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha, 12th century

Manjuvajra Mandala, 11th century

Manjuvajra Mandala, 11th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha, second half of the 9th century

Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Mahisha, second half of the 9th century

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, 7th–early 8th century

The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, 7th–early 8th century

Crowned Buddha, 10th–11th century

Crowned Buddha, 10th–11th century

Royal throne leg with equestrian warrior, 17th century

Royal throne leg with equestrian warrior, 17th century

Vishnu Accompanied by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 12th century

Vishnu Accompanied by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, 12th century

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), ca. 1319

Buddha of Medicine Bhaishajyaguru (Yaoshi fo), ca. 1319

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Seated bodhisattva (left attendant of a triad), ca. mid-17th century

Seated bodhisattva (left attendant of a triad), ca. mid-17th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kashyapa, dated 1700

Kashyapa, dated 1700

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Buddha Shakyamuni, 12th century

Buddha Shakyamuni, 12th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, dated 528

Stele commissioned by members of a devotional society, dated 528

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stele Commissioned by Helian Ziyue (赫蓮子悅) and a Devotional Society of Five Hundred Individuals, dated 533–43

Stele Commissioned by Helian Ziyue (赫蓮子悅) and a Devotional Society of Five Hundred Individuals, dated 533–43

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect, Artist unknown, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century

Artist unknown

Legends of the Yūzū Nembutsu Sect, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 14th century

Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago

Seated Bodhisattva, Japan, 8th century

Japan

Seated Bodhisattva, 8th century

Art Institute of Chicago