The Image of the Buddha

Afghanistan Akṣobhya Amaravati Amitabha Andhra appears artistic Aśoka Avalokitesvara Bhaiṣajyaguru bodhi Bodhisattva body Brahmanical Buddha figure Buddha image Buddhahood Buddhist art Cambodia carved cave Central Asia centre century A.D. Champa Chieng China Chinese cult decorated divinities Doctrine dynasty earlier early eighth century Enlightenment Esoteric Fujiwara Gandhāra Gandharan gesture gilt bronze gods Gupta Hōryū-ji iconographic India influence inscription Japan Japanese Jōgan Kashmir king kingdom Korea Kyoto lotus Mahāyāna Maitreya mandala manifestation Māra Mathura meditation monasteries monastic monks Nālandā Nara National Museum Nepal Nirvana original Pāla period Pradesh prajñā preaching reign relics relief religious represented robe Śākyamuni sandstone Sanskrit scene sculpture seated Buddha shrine Silla sixth century South-East Asia Sri Lanka Standing Buddha statue stone stupa style Sukhothai survived Sutra symbols T'ang Tathāgata temple Thailand Theravāda throne Tibet Tibetan Tō-ji tradition Vairocana vajra Vajrayāna VARIATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS Wall painting wheel yakṣa Yakushi-ji