Buddhist Indian sculptures can be best defined as splendid examples of religious sculpture and architecture.
Buddhist Indian sculpture is a type of sculpture which was developed in India around 255 BC, especially, due to the efforts of Mauryan emperor, Ashoka.
History of Buddhist Indian sculptureThe first historical Buddhist sculpture in India is of the Mauryan period in the 4th-3rd centuries B.C.
Features of Buddhist Indian sculpture
The features of Buddhist Indian sculpture include an iconic representation of Lord Buddha.
Famous Buddhist sculptures in India
Buddhist sculpture in India is a massive style marked by some realism employing foreign elements from Achaemenid Persia. Following are the famous Buddhist sculptures in India:
• Pillar of Ashoka: Great Pillar of Ashoka has animal figures like the bull, lion and elephant. The most remarkable of all the Pillars built during Ashoka's reign is the highly polished monolithic lion-capital found at Sarnath, which is now the Emblem of the Government of India.
• Great Stupa: The Great Stupa at Sanchi is possibly the supreme surviving historical object of the Mauryan Empire and is a renowned Buddhist monument.
• Great Buddha: Situated in Bodhgaya with 25 m (82 ft) high in meditation pose, the Great Buddha is probably the largest Buddha statue in meditation pose built in India with the blend of brickwork blocks and red sandstone.
• Standing Buddha: Situated in Sarnath, Standing Buddha is about 80 ft high. It is a standing statue of Lord Buddha.• Maitreya Buddha: Situated near Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, the Maitreya Buddha statue is 32 metre tall.
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