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Oct 5, 2012
Oct 5, 2012
Oct 5, 2012
Stele with Maitreya and Attendants
Stele with Maitreya and Attendants
500
China, Northern Wei dynasty
(386-534)
Gray limestone
Overall: 94.6 x 54.6 cm (37 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.)
Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin 1959.130
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Buddhist statue steles (zaoxiang bei) were commissioned and donated to be set in temples. The making of Buddhist images allowed for personal devotion and accumulation of merits, but the erection of a stele was also an act of piety or gratitude by individual donors. As indicated by the inscription on the reverse side of this stele, it was commissioned in 500 by a monk for his parents, family, and religious teachers.
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