Title: Buddha Preaching the First Sermon Attended by Maitreya and Padmapani
Object type: Stele
Date: 8th–9th century
Culture: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Period: Licchavi period
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Gr. W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Th. 11/16 in. (1.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Rodolitz Associates Gift, 1989
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Buddhism, term: Bodhisattvas, term: Buddha, term: Maitreya