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2. Standing Buddha from Gandhara (Tokyo) - Wikipedia

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   Face of the statue, from 3 angles. Base of the statue. Standing Buddha, National Museum, New Delhi. Hand detail. From another direction, Chinese historical sources and mural paintings in the Tarim Basin city of Dunhuang accurately describe the travels of the explorer and ambassador Zhang Qian to Central Asia as far as Bactria around 130 BC, and the same murals describe the Emperor Han Wudi ...

3. 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

4. Buddha in art - Wikipedia

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   Varada Buddha Mudra – Ratna Sambhava: In this mudra right hand lies open near his right knee. His left hand is seen holding an alms bowl. His left hand is seen holding an alms bowl. In Sanskrit, Varada means "granting a boon".

5. Buddhas of Bamiyan - Wikipedia

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   The two most prominent statues were the giant standing sculptures of the Buddhas Vairocana and Sakyamuni (Gautama Buddha), identified by the different mudras performed. The Buddha popularly called "Solsol" measured 55 meters tall, and "Shahmama" 38 meters. The niches in which the figures stood are 58 and 38 meters respectively from bottom to top.

6. 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 ...

7. 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.