People Pay Homage to Lord Buddha

People Pay Homage to Lord Buddha

Gandhar School,1st Century CE

Having delivered his first sermon at the Deer Park at Sarnath, Buddha gained quite a following. Whether it is the mendicant, the soldiers, or the householders, they all came undee his influence. At his sight, people would literally fall at his feet.

Once while Buddha walked in a town, there was a pool of mud and dirty water. One of his devotees, did not want the Buddha to soil his feet. So the devotee undid his long hair, spread them on the puddle and let Buddha walk over it. This is the scene depicted in this panel. Also notice the muscular soldier with his back to us.

Total surrender is needed in bhakti. This is the message of this panel.