[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) › Mahaparinirvana # Mahaparinirvana This relief panel depicts the Buddha's death (mahaparinirvana). It probably formed part of a series of narrative reliefs depicting scenes from the life of the Buddha. These would have decorated the basement platform of a structure within a monastic complex. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 100–300 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-247-1927](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-247-1927) · Pramāṇa