[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Figure of Buddha # Figure of Buddha A figure of the Buddha, in grey schist, seated on a lion throne in bhumisparsa mudra (earth-touching posture) and surrounded by the Eight Great Events from his life. Clockwise from the bottom left: 1. the Birth of the Siddhartha (Queen Maya under a Sal tree), 2. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 800–899 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-24](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1872-0701-24) · Pramāṇa