Sarnath sculpture and the Gupta sculptural workshop (c. 5th century CE)

1. Kumaragupta II’s reign recorded on Sarnath Buddhas

   Jan 1, 474Labels: Kumaragupta II, Sarnath Buddha, Inscription

   • Kumaragupta II
   • British Museum

2. Dated standing Buddha dedicated at Sarnath

   Jan 1, 474Labels: Standing Buddha, Dedicatory Inscription, Sarnath

   • Kumaragupta II

3. Sarnath style crystallizes in late fifth century

   Jan 1, 475Labels: Sarnath style, Chunar sandstone, Gupta school

   • Britannica

4. Budhagupta succeeds Kumaragupta II

   Jan 1, 476Labels: Budhagupta, Kumaragupta II, Gupta rulers

   • Purugupta
   • Narasimhagupta

5. Canonical “First Sermon” image type proliferates

   Jan 1, 480Labels: First Sermon, Dharmachakra mudra, Sarnath

   • Britannica
   • Sarnath Buddha

6. Dhamek Stupa rebuilt in Gupta era

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, Gupta reconstruction

   • Dhamek Stupa

7. “Buddha Preaching First Sermon” carved at Sarnath

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Buddha First, Sarnath sculpture, Deer Park

   • Sarnath Buddha
   • Britannica

8. Workshop traits: buff Chunar sandstone and “smooth robe”

   Jan 1, 500Labels: Chunar sandstone, Smooth robe, Sarnath workshop

   • Britannica

9. Post-Gupta Sarnath idiom continues into 6th–7th c.

   Jan 1, 600Labels: Post-Gupta bronzes, Sarnath idiom, 6th 7th

   • The Met

10. ASI begins major Sarnath excavations under Oertel

    Jan 1, 1904Labels: Archaeological Survey, F O, Sarnath excavations

    • Cambridge MAA
    • Sarnath Buddha

11. Construction of Sarnath site museum completed

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: Sarnath Museum, Archaeological Museum, ASI

    • ASI Museum
    • Sarnath Museum

12. “First Sermon” Buddha displayed at Sarnath Museum

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: First Sermon, Sarnath Museum, Display

    • Sarnath Buddha
    • Sarnath Museum