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The Great Miracle at Shravasti

The Great Miracle at Shravasti

c. 100 CE
Location: not on view

Description

After the Buddha reached enlightenment, he spent the remainder of his life traveling around northeastern India, giving teachings and performing miracles in order to convert followers and establish the Buddhist community. One of his most famous miracles is when he levitated and caused fire to leap from his shoulders and water to flow from his feet. The figures of two monks kneel in worship. Others press their hands together in a sign of devotion and submission, while the figures on the outer edges whistle and shake their upper garments, as was customary when an amazing sight was seen.
  • ?–1975
    (Julian Sherrier, London, UK, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1975–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1975." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (1976): 31-71. Mentioned: no. 182, p. 71; Reproduced: no. 182, p. 53 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 287 archive.org
    Czuma, Stanislaw J., and Rekha Morris. Kushan Sculpture: Images from Early India. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1985. Mentioned and Reproduced; cat. no. 104, p. 192
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 13 archive.org
    Czuma, Stanislaw J., "East Meets West", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 38 no. 05, May 1998 Mentioned & reproduced: p. 7 archive.org
    Menzies, Jackie. Buddha: Radiant Awakening. Sydney: Art Gallery NSW, 2001. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 16, p. 34
    Kurita, Isao 栗田功. Gandhāran art [ガンダ-ラ美術 = Gandāra bijutsu]. Tōkyō: Nigensha, 2003. Mentioned and Reproduced: vol. 1, fig. 381, p. 190
    Chopra, Swati. Buddhism: On the Path to Nirvana. Uttar Pradesh: Brijbasi, 2005. Mentioned: pp. 110–111
    Jaffer, Amin, Jasper Gaunt, and Émilie Foyer. Treasures of the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel De La Marine. Paris : Éditions du Patrimoine : Centre des monuments nationaux, 2021. Mentioned: p. 94
  • Buddha, Radiant Awakening. Art Gallery of New South Wales (organizer) (November 10, 2001-February 24, 2002).
    Kushan Sculpture: Images from Early India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 13, 1985-January 5, 1986).
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