Caption

Buddha's head grown into the poplar fig (Ficus religiosa) . According to Buddhist tradition, Siddhartha Gautama experienced awakening while sitting under a poplar fig. Buddha, Buddhism, Religion, Ayutthaya, Thailand, Southeast Asia

Date

Dec 29, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer

Reference

BRK26B21_361

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.1Mb (1.8Mb) / 8.3in x 12.3in / 2478 x 3686 (300dpi)

Keywords

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