Last Existence: Marriage of the Bodhisattva

Part of a relief depicting the Marriage of the Bodhisattva. Siddhārtha and princess Yaśodharā get married according to the brahmanic tradition. The scene was encased between a framed pilaster, of which only the lower part of the right one is preserved. The base consists of a projecting plain fillet. The back shows horizontal marks of chisel. Siddhārtha is standing frontal, his left hand is on the hip, the right is holding Yaśodhara’s hands to lead her in the circumambulation of the sacrificial fire place. The Bodhisattva is dressed in a paridhāna and an uttarīya, and wears a short flat band necklace. Yaśodhara is standing in right profile to the left and turning towards Siddhārtha. She probably wears a long tunic. Between them is the sacrificial fire, with a water jar on both its sides. On the right, a male figure is standing frontal. His left hand is holding a sword, the right is raised and open up. He wears a paridhāna and an uttarīya with a girdle. On the left, the outline of a figure standing in left profile is discernible.