Subject: Buddha in bhumiparsa mudra or "the earth witness" mudra that commemorates the Buddha's victory over the temptation by the demon-king Mara.
Site Name: Bodhgaya
Date: 800-999 CE
Subject: Buddha in meditation pose or dhyanamudra
Site Name: Bodhgaya
Date: ca 375-425 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of fearlessness or abhayamudra. This figure stands in high relief against a black slab with a rounded top. The halo's scalloped edge suggest radiating rays.
Site Name: Bodhgaya
Date: ca 375-425 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of fearlessness or abhayamudra, detail. This figure stands in high relief against a black slab with a rounded top. The halo's scalloped edge suggest radiating rays.
Site Name: Bodhgaya
Date:
Subject: Buddha image in the Mahabodhi temple compound
Site Name: Bodhgaya
Date:
Subject: Buddha in Earth touching gesture or bhumiparsa mudra in the Mahabodhi temple compound
Site Name: Sarnath
Date: 400-499 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of reassurance (abhayamudra) in standing position
Site Name: Sarnath
Date: 400-499 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of reassurance (abhayamudra) in standing position, detail
Site Name: Sarnath
Date: 400-499 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of reassurance (abhayamudra) in standing position, detail
Site Name: Sarnath
Date: 400-499 CE
Subject: Buddha in gesture of reassurance (abhayamudra) in standing position, detail