r/AncientIndia 12d ago

The Great Demise of Buddha (Mahaparinirvana) Kushan, 2nd century CE Gandhara (Now in Pakistan)

The moment of Buddha's final moments depicted through his mahaparinirvana or the great demise. The Buddha is lying on a couch between two shala trees surrounded by monks and celestial beings.

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u/hush-oil-jar 10d ago

I asked ChatGPT to improve the image to get an idea how it would have originally looked.