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Site Name: Borobudur

Date: ca 700-899 CE

Subject: East Facade, niche above Third gallery Relief III, 82, Seated Buddha (Aksobhya) in bhumisparsa mudra; Bhumisparsa mudra represents the Buddha calling the earth as witness. It also represents the subjugation of the demon horde of Mara.

Site Name: Borobudur

Date: ca 700-899 CE

Subject: East Facade, damaged niche above outer platform, Seated Buddha (Aksobhya) in bhumisparsa mudra; Bhumisparsa mudra represents the Buddha calling the earth as witness. It also represents the subjugation of the demon horde of Mara.

Site Name: Borobudur, grounds to west of monument

Date: ca 700-899 CE

Subject: Unfinished Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra, reputed to have been found in the central stupa, grounds, west of monument

Site Name: Swayambhunath

Date: ca 400 CE - 499 CE (ca 750 CE?)

Subject: East Facade, Buddha in East shrine

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: ca 299-200 BCE

Subject: Stupa 1 (The Great Stupa), West Torana, south pillar, west face, top panel: Mahakapi Jataka; second panel from top: Indra and Brahma request Buddha to show the way to salvation; During the reconstruction of the Stupa in 1883, the middle and lower architraves were put in reverse. The War of the Relics and the Sambodhi with the Defeat of Mara's Army now face the stupa, rather than facing outside, as they should.

Site Name: Sanchi

Date: ca 99 BCE - 99 CE

Subject: Stupa 1 (The Great Stupa), East Torana, Architraves, middle architrave, back: Worship of Buddha by animal kingdom

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Right: remains of Buddha on lotus pedestal; left: Standing Buddha; colossal foot

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Seated Buddha on snakes

Site Name: Mahesi

Date: 1100-1199 CE

Subject: Stele; Buddha and miracles

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Seated Buddha with Attendants

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Standing Buddha with three attendants; Possible identification of scene is Rahula's Inheritance.

Site Name: Pitalkhora

Date: ca 99-1 BCE

Subject: Pillar R-16, Mahayana painting: Buddha with three umbrellas on head

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: ca 100 BCE - 100 CE

Subject: Hinayana phase Facade with Buddha dating from late 5th century

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: ca 462-480 CE

Subject: Doorway, right: Maitreya, Buddha of the Future

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: ca 462-480 CE

Subject: Left portion: Buddha receives Sujata's gift

Site Name: Borivli National Park, Kanheri

Date: ca 99 BCE - 899 CE

Subject: Right pilaster, base: Buddha and naga; Kanheri includes 109 Buddhist caves

Site Name: Borivli National Park, Kanheri

Date: ca 99 BCE - 899 CE

Subject: Left side wall: Colossal Buddha (with Walter Spink standing at base, for scale); Kanheri includes 109 Buddhist caves

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Date: 1176-1199 CE

Subject: Stele showing Buddha seated under Pippala tree in bhumisparasamudra

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Standing Buddha with right attendant

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Upper portion of Buddha and left attendant

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Date: ca 200-499 CE

Subject: Upper portion of Buddha and attendant

Site Name: Ajanta

Date: 462-480 CE

Subject: Interior, right aisle wall, Buddha panel, base

Site Name: Bamiyan

Date: ca 400-499 CE

Subject: Ruinous Buddha and paintings; destroyed by the Taliban on March 12, 2001

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Date: 975-1025 CE

Subject: Votive stupa, base, Buddha in niche

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