[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) › Bodhisattva Maitreya # Bodhisattva Maitreya Princely figure of Maitreya, a Buddhist saviour (bodhisattva), seated in the "European" mannner, his elaborate headdress set againsgt a plain nimbus (prabha). He holds an ascetic's water jar (kamandalu) associated in Buddhism with gems, the symbol of Buddhist knowledge. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 100–300 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-4-1971](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-4-1971) · Pramāṇa