[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 Standing Buddha. A figure of the Buddha, carved in black schist, standing on a lotus base; the proper right hand is in varadamudrā; the whole is surrounded by a flaming halo. To the proper left of the Buddha is a kneeling figure of Maitreya (the Buddha of the future, worshipping his predecessor). Inscribed. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 600–799 CE - **Place:** Sultânganj (25.2383, 86.7356) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1982-0331-1](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1982-0331-1) · Pramāṇa