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Buddha Iconography

Ushnisha Bronze Buddha head (700-900 AD) Over one meter high, it is all that remains of a huge statue. Victoria & Albert Museum

Ushnisha Seated Buddha in calling the earth to witness Thailand, late 15th century CE Bronze, 31 inches Worcester Art Museum

Short hair with tight curls Late 15 th century leaded bronze Thai Buddha (13 in x 8 in)

Short hair with tight curls Stone head of Buddha China, 6th century CE

Halo Standing Buddha Pakistan

Halo (mandorla = body halo) Standing Buddha with radiate combined halo 6 th century, Pakistan 13 in.

Urna Buddha seated in meditation Sri Lanka, 16 th century Copper alloy with gilding 19 inches

Urna Head of a Buddha Limestone with traces of pigment Freer Gallery, Washington, DC

Meditative gaze Head of Standing Buddha Thailand, 7 th century Sandstone, 67 in. National Museum Bangkok

Meditative gaze Shaka Buddha head 6 th century, Japan Bronze

Elongated earlobes Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Early 15 th century Gilt-Bronze

Elongated earlobes Standing figure of the Buddha 1500 CE Copper with traces of mother of pearl Victoria & Albert Museum

Folds on neck 8th century Kashmir, Buddha Shakyamuni brass with silver-inlaid eyes and urna, Alain Bordier Foundation

Folds on neck Seated Buddha reaching Enlightenment Central Tibet, 11 th – 12 th century Brass w/ colored pigments 16 inches

Wheel of Law Japan, late 13 th century Gilt bronze, 5 in. diameter

Wheel of Law Sakyamuni Buddha Kushan, Late 1 st century Mottled redstone, 21 in. Worcester Art Museum

Wheel of Law 1st to mid-2nd century Pakistan Bronze with traces of gold leaf, 7 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Simple Robe Buddha offering protection 8 th – 10 th century Sri Lanka Copper alloy with gilding, 24 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Simple Robe Buddha offering protection 18 th century, Sri Lanka Ivory with polychrome 12 inches Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bare feet Late 15 th century leaded bronze Thai Buddha (13 in x 8 in)

Bare feet Preaching Buddha, Nepal 10th/11th century Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Asana (Buddha’s pose) Gesture of approachability Sri Lanka 10 th century

Dhyana Buddha statue in India 125 feet tall Asana (Buddha’s pose) Concrete and stone

Reclining Buddha Bronze Asana (Buddha’s pose) (depicting Buddha at moment he attains Nirvana, at the end of his days on earth)

Lotus flower Early 15 th century Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Seated Shakyamuni Buddha (sold at auction for $30.3 million in 2013)

Lotus flower Preaching Buddha Seated on a Lotus Throne, No. Pakistan, Eastern Afghanistan, 2 nd /3 rd century CE Gray schist Portland Art Museum

Bodhi Tree Buddha at Moment of Enlightenment, 2 nd century CE

Bodhi Tree Buddha head in Bodhi tree Thailand

Mudras Standing Buddha Thailand 17th century CE Bronze, 12 in. Worcester Art Museum

Mudras Gesture of protection Sri Lanka 18th century CE abhaya mudra

Mudras Seated Buddha with attending Bodhisattva China, early 6th century CE Limestone, 55 inches Worcester Art Museum

Wheel of Law and Mudras showing teaching

Gesture of knowledge Tibet 11 th century

Fasting Buddha After reaching enlightenment, he fasted for 49 days Fasting Buddha Shakyamuni Pakistan 3 rd -5 th century CE Gray schist, 11 in. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Not a Buddha – Budai, a Chinese bodhisattva

No longer a Buddha

Here’s an example of extreme spiritual devotion Twelfth century statue of a Buddha from Tibet or China was found to contain the remains of a 10 th century year-old mummified monk (aged between 30-50 years).

Would this happen in the U.S.? This 12-foot high statue in China was carved into a cliff during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It was submerged under water in 1960 when a reservoir was built. At the time, many cultural relics were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution in the 1960s when people were told to get rid of everything old and superstitious.

Would this happen in the U.S.? Three men were sentenced to two years in prison in Myanmar for posting this image online. The court ruled it denigrated Buddhism and was a violation of the nation’s religion act, which prohibits insulting religion.