Buddha
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Minneapolis Institute of Art
RoomG200Minneapolis, United States
On public display.
- Checked
- 4 hours ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the sculpture
The Buddha can be recognized by several marks, most prominently the ushnisha, a protrusion on the head, and the urna, a tuft of hair between the eyes from which a ray of light reveals the whole universe. This meditating Buddha would have been flanked by Brahma and Indra, two Hindu gods incorporated into Buddhism. The sculpture is from Gandhara, a historical region in northwest Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan with close affinities to ancient Greece and Rome, reflected here in the flowing folds of robes and chiseled facial features.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2001.153
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
