Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago

India
Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam

Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century

Granite
160.0 x 120.2 x 56.3 cm (63 x 47 5/16 x 22 3/16 in.)

Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Brown, 1964.556

Asian Art
Display Unit 401

This meditating Buddha comes from the coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India, which was, as a result of settlers from Srivijaya (Indonesia), one of the few places where Buddhism was still flourishing in t