[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) › Buddha Shakyamuni # Buddha Shakyamuni There are few large-scale images of the Buddha in eastern India and this example is among the finest to have been preserved. It shows the Buddha seated in meditation on a lotus throne (‘padmasana’) with a ‘vajra’ (thunderbolt). These features identify it specifically as a ‘diamond throne’ (‘vajrasana’). - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1150 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-112-1916](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-112-1916) · Pramāṇa