Being Flanked by Brahmā and Indra: Reassessing the Iconography of the ‘Entreaty to Teach’ in Gandhāra
The representations of a Buddha flanked on either side by Brahmā and Indra from Gandhāra have long been identified as the iconography of “Entreaty to Teach,” an episode in the Buddha’s life. After he obtained enlightenment, Śākyamuni had planned to enter nirvana immediately but Brahmā and Indra pers...
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