Image: Buddha teaching Dharma, on lion throne

Description: Buddha teaching Dharma, on lion throne, with mudra and mantra, stupas, schist, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA. The text around the head statesː Ye dharmā hetuprabhavā hetuṃ teṣāṃ tathāgataḥ hyavadat teṣāṃ ca yo nirodha evaṃ vādī mahāśramaṇaḥ so ha. "Of those experiences that arise from a cause, The Tathāgata has said: "this is their cause, And this is their cessation": This is what the Great Śramaṇa teaches."
Title: Buddha Giving the First Sermon (Dharmachakrapravartanamudra)
Credit: Museum link: Buddha Giving the First Sermon (Dharmachakrapravartanamudra) Photo link: Lord Buddha teaching the Dharma, seated on a lion throne, mudra and mantra, stupas, schist, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois, USA by Wonderlane on Flickr
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