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  Phrasoot of Siddhartha

 

Thailand

A Khmer stone sculpture (11th-12th century AD) from Angkor Wat depicting the Phrasoot of Siddhartha. Maha Maya, the prince mother, holding a tree branch whilst giving birth to the Buddha  from her side. Next to her sits Brahma who receives the child in his arms.

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