On The Antiquity of Nepalese Metalcraft: The Buddha of Guita Bahi

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Standing Buddha Sakyamuni
Nepal, 6th/7th/8th century
Stone
62 cm.
British Museum,
Brooke Sewell Permanent Fund,
1966, 0217.2

All Photos: courtesy British Museum
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Detail: another view

For images and reading of the inscription, visit Appendix 1: The Inscriptions: Inscription fig. 14

Inscribed: A three-line inscription names several donors who dedicate the merit from commissioning this image to the attainment of supreme knowledge (i.e. Buddhahood) by their teachers, kinsfolk and all sentient beings.

Citations:
Zwalf, Wladimir, (ed.) 1985, Buddhism: Art and Faith, 122, 124, no.160: 7th-8th century

Koezuka, Takashi, 1994, Masterpieces of Buddhist Art from the British Museum (Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun)

Von Schroeder, Ulrich, 2019, Nepalese Stone Sculptures, vol. II,  2372E, 6th/7th century.