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... Buddhas cut into a cliff face at Bamian , Afg .; and the bas- reliefs of the Gandhāra artists . The Eskimos of the ... Buddha is the most singular contribution to Buddhist iconography of the Kushan art of Gandhāra , having no parallel ...
... Buddhas cut into a cliff face at Bamian , Afg .; and the bas- reliefs of the Gandhāra artists . The Eskimos of the ... Buddha is the most singular contribution to Buddhist iconography of the Kushan art of Gandhāra , having no parallel ...
Page 192
... Buddha figure of the north . Wat Chedi Luang ( 1411 ) housed Bangkok's famous Emerald Buddha during the 15th and 16th centuries . Pop . ( 1986 est . ) 157,843 . Chiang - men , Pinyin JIANGMEN , also called KONGMOON , city in central ...
... Buddha figure of the north . Wat Chedi Luang ( 1411 ) housed Bangkok's famous Emerald Buddha during the 15th and 16th centuries . Pop . ( 1986 est . ) 157,843 . Chiang - men , Pinyin JIANGMEN , also called KONGMOON , city in central ...
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... Buddha ) from the time of his enlightenment . According to Chih - i , the Buddha unfolded his teachings gradually in five periods , taking into account the ca- pacity of his listeners : as they became more enlightened , they could ...
... Buddha ) from the time of his enlightenment . According to Chih - i , the Buddha unfolded his teachings gradually in five periods , taking into account the ca- pacity of his listeners : as they became more enlightened , they could ...
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