Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c15.s2.t5.10
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c15.s2.t5.10
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6. THE GREAT RENUNCIATION (*Abhinishkramaṇa*) :—Part of the panel is lost but what remains shows on the left Gautama giving his ornaments to Chhanda and bidding him return with horse to Kapilavastu. Standing behind the Bodhisattva is the hunter with whom he exchanges garments. Three gods in *añjali-mudrā* await the cutting of the hair to take it to heaven. In the righthand corner of the panel Chhanda and the horse are depicted returning home (Longhurst, pl. XXI (b) ).