This over 800-year old figure is from Cambodia. By the third century, Buddhism had already spread from northern India across entire South-east Asia – including Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia.
![Buddha Shakyamuni Sheltered by the Serpent-King](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/rhi-111_ok__001.png)
The Beginning: South and South East Asia
![Standing Buddha](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/rko-201_ok.png)
Central and East Asia
![Buddha Shakyamuni Meditating Under the Bodhi Tree](https://rietberg.fluxguide.com/fluxguide/public/content/fluxguide/exhibitions/1/tg-49_ok.png)