[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 Great Departure # The Great Departure This rectangular panel shows the departure of Prince Siddhartha from his father's city of Kapilavastu. He rides his great white horse, Kanthaka, whose hooves are held above the ground by yakshas to avoid making any sound (the front one of whom is kneeling with the rear one only visible at head height. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 100–400 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-30-1935](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-30-1935) · Pramāṇa