Site Name: Sarnath
Date: 400-499 CE
Subject: Buddha seated in dharmachakramudra, turning the Wheel of Dharma gesture, detail of the pedestal. On the pedestal is a centrally placed wheel, a symbol of the Buddha’s sermon at Sarnath. Of the kneeling figures on either side of the wheel, the five figures in monks’ garb represent the Buddha’s first five disciples; while the other two, a woman and child, are probably depictions of the donors.