Buddha's Previous Life as a Woodpecker: Javasakunda Jataka, c. AD 175-225. Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, possibly Amaravati, Satavahana period (100s BC-AD 200s). Limestone; overall: 30.7 x 54.2 x 9.6 cm (12 1/16 x 21 5/16 x 3 3/4 in.). Scenes from the past lives of the Buddha were among the major themes found on early Buddhist monuments. This one exemplifies his acts of kindness and his intelligence in one of his past lives when he was a born as a woodpecker and helped dislodge a bone from a lion's throat.
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