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  2. Buddhist symbolism - Wikipedia

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    The earliest Buddhist art is from the Mauryan era (322 BCE – 184 BCE), there is little archeological evidence for pre-Mauryan period symbolism. [6] Early Buddhist art (circa 2nd century BCE to 2nd century CE) is commonly (but not exclusively) aniconic (i.e. lacking an anthropomorphic image), and instead used various symbols to depict the Buddha.

  3. Buddha in art - Wikipedia

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    A statue or a painting of Buddha always illustrates a mudra or gesture. There are large numbers of these, but a few are the oldest and most common. In Mahayana Buddhism , some of the most common have also become identified with the five transcendental Buddhas, also called " Dhyani Buddhas " or "Pancha Buddhas", further complicating ...

  4. Physical characteristics of the Buddha - Wikipedia

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    The first statues and busts of the Buddha were made in the region around Mathura or Gandhara in the second or third century CE. [4] [5] Many statues and busts exist where the Buddha and other bodhisattvas have a mustache. Seated Buddha, Gandhara, 1st–2nd century CE, Tokyo National Museum Buddha depicted with urna, gilt bronze, 14th century

  5. Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand

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    Statue of "the Buddha meditating." The Buddha's hands are in the dhyāna mudrā position. (Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Phrabāng, Laos) The most important aspect of the iconography of the Buddha is gestures made with the hands, known as mudrā. These gestures have meanings which are known throughout the Buddhist world, and when combined with the ...

  6. Reclining Buddha - Wikipedia

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    The reclining Buddha of Zhangye The reclining Buddha of the Hpo win caves Golden gilded reclining Buddha at Sambok Mountain in Kratié, Cambodia [2] Butunehanzu (仏涅槃図) at Kongōbu-ji (Heian period) The reclining Buddha of Wat Pho Reclining Buddha statue in the Revival Lê period Reclining Buddha Statue in Mendut Temple complex, Indonesia.

  7. Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art - Wikipedia

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    Vairocana, the first Dhyani Buddha, embodying sovereignty and occupying the center, [7] is a special case (in any case, he is distinct from Gautama and not normally confused with him). He was one of the Buddhas of Bamiyan blown up by the Taliban which China mourned and tried to replace with the world's tallest statue, named Spring Temple Buddha ...

  8. Buddhist art - Wikipedia

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    Buddhist art is visual art produced in the context of Buddhism.It includes depictions of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and bodhisattvas, notable Buddhist figures both historical and mythical, narrative scenes from their lives, mandalas, and physical objects associated with Buddhist practice, such as vajras, bells, stupas and Buddhist temple architecture. [1]

  9. Seated Buddha from Gandhara - Wikipedia

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    The Seated Buddha from Gandhara is an early surviving statue of the Buddha discovered at the site of Jamal Garhi in ancient Gandhara in modern-day Pakistan, that dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD during the Kushan Empire. Statues of the "enlightened one" were not made until the 1st century CE.

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