Behind the serene and quiet of this imposing seated Buddha composition, is a life of keen perception and profound leaps of faith. It took the Shakyamuni Siddhartha Gautama a few singular sights - of disease, senescence, death, and well-being - to turn away from the princely life He had led all along. He retreated; retreated into the wilderness on a path that was decidedly inward-driven, yet drew Him through the length and breadth of India. The life-stage of the Buddha captured in this murti is termed the dharmachakra parivartana, which came after years of traversing this path.