Buddha, the Ninth Avatar of Vishnu

Buddha, the Ninth Avatar of Vishnu
Buddha, the Ninth Avatar of Vishnu
Place of originIndia
(Madhya Pradesh)

Buddha, the Ninth Avatar of Vishnu

Date11th century
Mediumsandstone
Dimensionsobject: 35 x 26 in. (88.9 x 66 cm)
ClassificationSCULPTURE
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of K.W. Tremaine
Object number1968.2
Subject(s)
  • figure
  • Buddhism
  • deity
  • religion
  • Hinduism
Collection
  • Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Indian
On View
On view
Head of Vishnu with Elaborate Crown
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
4th-5th century CE
Relief of a Meditating Buddha and Worshipers
India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura
2nd century
Head of a Buddha
India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath
5th-6th century
Head of Buddha
Thailand
16th century
Balarama
India
9th-10th Century
Fragment of a Hand
India
10th-11th Century
Head of a Devotee
Northern India
ca. 2nd century
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