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The top of the statue was broken, and a full decorated aureola with flying attendants initially stood behind the image of the Buddha. [8] He is flanked by two attendants holding fly whisks in a sign of devotion. The relief on the pedestal centers on a dharma wheel seen edge on, on a base, with two attendants holding flowers, and two winged ...
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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
The Buddha may be depicted in one of four postures: Sitting: If seated, the Buddha may be shown in one of three different positions; In the "heroic posture" (vīrāsana), with the legs folded over each other In the "adamantine posture" (vajrāsana; also known as "lotus position"), with the legs crossed so that the soles of both feet are turned up
Amitābha can often be distinguished by his mudrā: Amitābha is often depicted, when shown seated, displaying the meditation mudrā (thumbs touching and fingers together as in the Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏) at Kōtoku-in or the exposition mudrā, while the earth-touching mudrā (right hand pointed downward over the right leg, palm ...
[12] [13] Another has an attendant reminding the portrait of Alexander the Great. [14] [15] Boardman suggested that the sculpture in the area might be an "incipient Buddhist sculpture in Indo-Greek style". [16] Figures of Herakles-Vajrapani with thunderbolt, and Tyche-Hariti with cornucopia, flanking a Buddha at Tapa Shotor, Hadda, 2nd century CE.
Weighing 3954 grams, the statue presents a more mobile size compared to the colossal Buddhas at Yungang and Longmen. The Buddha is seated in the lotus position, his right hand in the abhayamudra, and left hand resting on the robe, which maintains the older kasaya style. It is assembled from two pieces: the figure and stand, and the body and ...