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  2. Art of Mathura - Wikipedia

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    The full gown worn by the Buddha on the coins, covering both shoulders, suggests a Gandharan model rather than a Mathuran one, and the style is clearly Hellenistic. Kanishka also issued other types of Buddhist coinage, representation a "Shakyamuni Buddha" standing and walking, as well as a seated "Maitreya Buddha".

  3. Kimbell seated Bodhisattva - Wikipedia

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    Several seated Buddha triads in an elaborate style are known from the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara, such as the Brussels Buddha, which may also be dated to the early years of Kanishka. [ 21 ] [ 5 ] "Indrasala architrave", detail of the Buddha in Indrasala Cave , 50-100 CE.

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  5. Meditation attitude - Wikipedia

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    The Mediating Buddha of Wat Pho's ubosot. The meditation attitude, also known as meditating Buddha, is an attitude of Buddha in which the seated Buddha rests both upturned hands on his lap, the right hand usually on top.

  6. Buddhism amongst Tamils - Wikipedia

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    According to Tamil tradition, the founder of Zen, Bodhidharma was born here. [5] [6] [note 1] In the 8th century CE, Buddhist monk Vajrabodhi, the son of a Tamil aristocrat, travelled from Tamil Nadu to the Tang capital of Chang'an, via Sri Lanka and Srivijaya, after mastering the art of Tantric Buddhism.

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  8. Indo-Scythian art - Wikipedia

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    The Buddha already has the attributes, if not the style, of the later "Kapardin" statues, except for the absence of a halo. [66] Buddhist "Indrasala architrave", with Buddha and Bodhi Tree in the center of each side, dated 50-100 CE, before the Kushan period. [65] [67] The Buddha is attended by Vedic deity Indra on the side of the Indrasala ...

  9. Lotus throne - Wikipedia

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    In Sanskrit the throne is called either a padmāsana (Sanskrit: पद्मासन, [pɐdmaːsɐnɐ], āsana is the name for a seated position), which is also the name for the Lotus position in meditation and yoga, or padmapitha, [4] padma meaning lotus and pitha a base or plinth.