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品名（中）	刻有佛陀生平八件大事的石碑
品名（英）	Stele with Eight Great Events from the Life of the Buddha
入馆年号	2009年，2009.541
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 900 - 公元 999
创作地区
分类	雕塑（Sculpture）
尺寸	高 11 1/16 英寸 (28.1 厘米); 宽 7 英寸 (17.8 厘米); 深 3/4 英寸 (1.9 厘米); 重 11 磅 (5 kg)
介绍（中）	最重要的是，在菩提迦叶的菩提树下，中央的佛陀在开悟的那一刻接触到了地球，通过他头顶的树枝来指示。他周围是他的生活场景，每一个场景都与印度北部的朝圣中心有关。从左下角开始，当玛雅在蓝毗尼花园抓住一棵萨拉树的树枝时，佛陀奇迹般地从玛雅身边出生了。接下来是佛陀在萨尔纳特的第一次布道，上面是佛陀正在制服横冲直撞的大象那拉吉里。在右边最低的寄存器中，一只猴子向佛陀献上蜂蜜，这最终导致了他作为人类的重生，使他得以获得启迪。接下来，佛陀正在创造奇迹，尽管他被简单地显示为一个教导的佛陀，而在这之上，佛陀从Trayastromsas天堂的后裔被简化为一个站立的佛陀。最上面是佛陀在Kushinagara的死亡，标志着他进入涅盘的那一刻。黑色片岩和精致的王座等图案表明，这种浮雕可能是在那烂陀的修道院中心制作的。
介绍（英）	Most significant is the central Buddha touching the earth at the moment of his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree at Bodhgaya, indicated by the branches above his head. Surrounding him are scenes of his life, each one associated with a north Indian pilgrimage center. From lower left, the Buddha is miraculously born out of Maya’s side as she grasps a branch of a sala tree in the Lumbini gardens. Next is the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, and above that the Buddha is subduing the rampaging elephant Nalagiri. In the lowest register at right, a monkey offers honey to the Buddha, which ultimately led to his rebirth as a human, allowing him to reach enlightenment. Next the Buddha is performing miracles, though he is shown simply as a teaching Buddha, and above that the Buddha’s descent from Trayastrimsas heaven has been simplified to a standing Buddha. At the very top is the Buddha’s death at Kushinagara, marking the moment he entered nirvana. The black schist and motifs such as the elaborate throne suggest this relief may have been produced at the monastic center of Nalanda.