The Image of the Buddha

Afghanistan 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 China Chinese cult decorated divinities Doctrine dynasty earlier early eighth century Enlightenment Esoteric Fujiwara Gandhāra Gandharan gesture gilt bronze gods Gupta Hōryū-ji human iconographic India influence inscription Japan Japanese Jōgan Kashmir king kingdom Korea Kuṣāņa Kyoto lotus Mahāyāna Maitreya mandala manifestation Māra Mathura meditation monasteries monastic monks Nālandā Nara National Museum Nepal Nirvana original Pāla Pāli period Pradesh preaching reign relics relief religious represented robe Śākyamuni sandstone Sanskrit scene sculpture seated Buddha shrine Silla sixth century South South-East Asia Sri Lanka Standing Buddha statue stone stupa style Sukhothai survived Sutra symbols T'ang Tathāgata temple Thailand throne Tibet Tibetan tradition tree Vairocana vajra Vajrayāna VARIATIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS Wall painting wheel yakṣa Yakushi-ji