解説Ruru Jataka. Bharhut, c. 100 BC. Indian Museum, Calcutta ei05-20.jpg
English: Ruru Jataka. Bharhut, c. 100 BC. Indian Museum, Calcutta
Ruru jataka is the story of how the future Buddha, incarnated
as a deer, rescues a merchant from drowning in the river (bottom of medallion). In return, the merchant later saves the deer
from being shot by a hunter (upper part of medallion). It's not
certain why the horizon is "tipped" in this scene; perhaps the
artist was just mistakenly following the outline of the river.