[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › The Bodhisattva Maitreya # The Bodhisattva Maitreya A carved figure of Maitreya ( or the future Buddha) seated on a throne in padmasana posture. His right hand, which is now missing, may have been raised in a teaching or compassionate mudra. He holds a small pot in his left hand which rests on the cloth covering the throne that has baluster-shaped legs. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 300–400 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.340-1907](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.340-1907) · Pramāṇa