ID: 901001361 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001361	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Encounter with Old Age (Buddhist narrative)

Note: The first encounter of Prince Siddhārtha,, when he came across an old man; when he asked about this person, Channa replied that aging was inevitable for all living beings.

Names:

	Encounter with Old Age (Buddhist narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist narratives> (P)
		............Four Encounters (Buddhist narrative) (I)
		................Encounter with Old Age (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 .... old age
	.....(adulthood, life stages, biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Encounter with Old Age (Buddhist narrative)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	................ Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)