Maitreya
200–299
- Medium
- gray schist
- Dimensions
- Overall: 66.3 cm (26 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period
About
The water bottle in his left hand indicates that this figure depicts the bodhisattva Maitreya. It is thought that Maitreya will reach enlightenment after the teachings of the Buddha have been forgotten, in order to spread the teachings again.