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During a walk in a magnificent garden, the pregnant mother of Buddha, Mara, touched the branch of a beautiful tree. The Buddha escaped her side without causing her pain. Next to Mara is the god Indra, who receives the boy in a cloth. Behind him, the Indian god Brahma raises his hands to prayer. A servant supports the childbearing.
World Museum Vienna
Title: Stone sculpture
Description:
During a walk in a magnificent garden, the pregnant mother of Buddha, Mara, touched the branch of a beautiful tree.
The Buddha escaped her side without causing her pain.
Next to Mara is the god Indra, who receives the boy in a cloth.
Behind him, the Indian god Brahma raises his hands to prayer.
A servant supports the childbearing.
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