'Buddha as Mendicant', 1920. Creator: Unknown.

'Buddha as Mendicant', 1920. Creator: Unknown.

2-756-816 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Buddha as Mendicant', 1920. Buddha lived as a mendicant, knowing that poverty - a life of nonacquirement - was necessary to learn nonattachment and acceptance. From "Myths of the Hindus & Buddhists", by The Sister Nivedita and Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. [George G. Harrap & Company Ltd, London, 1920]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Buddha: Indian, Nepalese: Philosopher, founder of Buddhism
People Related
  1. Sister Nivedita: Anglo-Irish: socia worker, author, teacher
  2. Ananda Coomaraswamy: Sri Lankan: Philosopher, historian, author
  3. G G Harrap & Co: British: Publishers

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Buddhism

Artistic Representations Portraits

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3870x5626
File Size : 63,787kb


Aliases

  1. 0580072737
  1. 2-756-816
  1. 2756816

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