Image: Buddha from Sarnath
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Description: The Buddha Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh About 5th-6th century AD The Buddha sits in 'European Posture' on a lion throne, his feet supported by a double lotus. His hands before his chest appear in the dharmachakramudra, the gesture associated with his First Sermon at Sarnath outside Benares in which he elucidated his doctrine, described as 'setting in motion the Wheel of the Law'.
Title: Buddha from Sarnath
Credit: The Buddha from Flickr
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