The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c11.s1.212
The Beginnings of Buddhist Art and Other Essays in Indian and Central-Asian Archaeology c11.s1.212
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*Lower scene.* It is the ever-recurring court picture that here again appears. We have remarked (p. 234) that the throne of the teaching monk is higher than that of the king, his disciple. It might be interesting to refer the reader to a rule to this effect, explicitly stated in the *Prâtimoksha* of the Sarvâstivâdins, v, 92 (*Journal Asiatique*, nov.-dec. 1913, p. 535; ed. FINOT and trans. HUBER). But, in fact, this is the general custom in India : it is by an exception, only explained by the prestige of Buddha among later generations, that in the scene above the sculptor has assigned to him a seat higher than that of his master.