# The Death of Buddha

- By: anonymous
- Date: 1400 - 1600
- Medium: gold (metal), ink, dye, silk
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: diameter 61 mm
- Credit line: On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Yokoyama, Kyoto, 1930)
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/AK-MAK-165--1058aba1ea7a30aa611a70b3efc9eeaa)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/c7293a5ae796f773427ab1c90dba1f16.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

When the historical Buddha passed away, only his body died. He himself entered a state of complete enlightenment (nirvana). This is celebrated in Japan on the fifteenth day of the second month. On that day, the service focuses on a painting like this, in which the Buddha’s body is surrounded by numerous creatures mourning their teacher’s departure.