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| Keywords: Gandharan - Expounding the Law - Walters 2551.jpg The Buddha you can see the remains of his hand on the right side of this fragment is evidently explaining the teachings to his five core disciples The pillar is an instructional device The Four Noble Truths the Buddha's essential teachings constitute a Wheel of the Law The first Truth is that life is inherently unsatisfying This wheel should be turned three times - once to show that each Truth has been heard once to show that each has been understood and once to show that each has been acted upon century 2 Kushan phyllite cm 50 7 35 5 accession number 25 51 21971 William Wolf New York Walters Art Museum 1971 by purchase Museum purchase 1971 place of origin Mahajanapada in South Asia Walters Art Museum license Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Art of Gandhara in the Walters Art Museum 2nd-century art of India Dharmacakra | ||||
