The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c10.34
The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c10.34
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The Fourth Event, represented by a sculpture of the stûpa (Plate XI, fig. D), was the Death of the Buddha, and the completion of the cycle of rebirths in his Pari-Nirvana, Reincarnation was symbolised by the serpent, which periodically sheds its skin and appears with a new body to resume the turning of the wheel of life.