[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) › Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni # Crowned Buddha Shakyamuni This small sculpture shows the Buddha seated with his right hand touching the earth (bhūmisparśa mudrā), denoting the moment before his Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, when he called upon the Earth to witness his overcoming of the forces of the demon Māra. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1100–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-1966](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-1966) · Pramāṇa