Buddha Sakyamuni Preaching
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
RoomThe Himalayas and South-East Asia, Room 47aLondon, United Kingdom
On public display.
- Checked
- 8 days ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
The Buddha sits in an unusual posture with his legs crossed at the ankles and makes the gesture of exposition or vitarka mudra with his left hand, rather than with the more usual right. The style of the figure, with distinctive square shoulders and narrow waist, relates closely to stone sculptures at the Dvaravati period site of Si T'ep, in Petchaburi Province.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- IS.362-1992
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
