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ID: 901001363
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001363
Record Type: Event/Narrative

Encounter with Death (Buddhist narrative)

Note: Narrative concerning the third encounter of Prince Siddhārtha, a dead body. He is told by Channa that death is an inevitable fate that befalls everyone.

Names:
Encounter with Death (Buddhist narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
........<Buddhist narratives> (P)
............Four Encounters (Buddhist narrative) (I)
................Encounter with Death (Buddhist narrative) (P)
Related Iconography:
actor is .... Buddha
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Buddha (primary character of Buddhism)) [901000851]
actor is .... Channa
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Channa (Buddhist character)) [901001968]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Buddhism
.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
topic is .... death
.....(personal life events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Encounter with Death (Buddhist narrative)
................British Museum [online] (1999-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)
................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)

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