Votive Tablet with Inscription

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Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (gesture of calling the earth to witness) framed by an architectural motif, additional smaller Buddhas and foliage.


Terracotta

Burma/Myanmar; 11th Century

DU 1971.147; Denison University


This is a gilded votive tablet dating from the late eleventh century. Here, the Buddha is seated in the earth-touching gesture between massive pillars supporting a heavily ornate arch with superstructure. The Buddha’s throne is flanked by lions, a symbol of royalty which reflects, in this context, the Buddha’s spiritual superiority.