Seated Shakyamuni Buddha
late 19th–early 20th century
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Caption
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha, late 19th–early 20th century. Gilt bronze, 23 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (58.4 x 47 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 75.11.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Geography
Place made: Burma (Myanmar)
Medium
Gilt bronze
Classification
Dimensions
23 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (58.4 x 47 x 34.3 cm)
Credit Line
Designated Purchase Fund
Accession Number
75.11.1
Frequent Art Questions
Which Hindu God is this?
This is Shakyamuni Buddha. It is neither Indian or Hindu, but Buddhist. It is from Myanmar (Burma).This is a very interesting Buddhist sculpture! It represents seated Shakyamuni, also known as Gautama Siddartha, who was born in the modern India-Nepal border region some 2,500 years ago...
Shakyamuni was born a prince, but from a young age he became aware of and was profoundly troubled by the problem of human suffering. He became increasingly driven by a longing to abandon the secular world and go out in search of a solution to the inherent sufferings of life. He encounters four sufferings common to all people--birth, aging, sickness and death--and a desire to seek their solution. Eventually he renounced his princely status and embarked on a spiritual quest to understand how human suffering could be overcome...
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