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Buddhist Indian Sculptures, Indian Sculpture

araregiltbronzefigureofbuddharatnasambhavanepal17th18thcentury2400Buddhist Indian sculptures can be best defined as splendid examples of religious sculpture and architecture.
arts-graphics-slid_1193177aBuddhist Indian sculpture is a type of sculpture which was developed in India around 255 BC, especially, due to the efforts of Mauryan emperor, Ashoka.
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1-Kashmiri-Stayle-Buddha-On-Top-Of-Throne-With-AttendantsHistory of Buddhist Indian sculpture
The 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:

imagesPillar 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.

71f292a8871125b79a403811e4d8478b65ebbd10Great 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 of Kamakura
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.

close-up-of-the-third220px-Maitreya_Buddha_the_next_BuddhaStanding 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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