Can a Buddha Image be Untrue? The Grahi Buddha and the Way to Make Buddha Images in Southeast Asia

What exactly is a Buddha image? Why does a Buddha image take the particular shape it has, rather than some other form? Is it realistic to assume that someone has consciously composed an image like the Grahi Buddha? Has it, instead, been made by mistake, by mere chance or ignorance? There have been s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klemens Karlsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 1996-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
Subjects:
Art
Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67229