(Halo)--Enlightenment
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(Halo)--Enlightenment After overcoming temptation, enlightenment is complete. Siddhartha had become the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni. For forty-five years, he wandered and taught anyone who was interested in his understanding of reality.
In addition to the halo there are disciples at his feet, but in the complex pictures this scene is subordinated by a confusing array of celestial and worldly beings and structures.
viii) (Bier)--Death At the age of eighty the Buddha died. His disciples and many animals gathered around the bier to mourn his passing. In elaborate paintings, there is a colorful shower of relics from the burning casket. Around the body are crowds of both heavenly and earthly mourners.
