Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art
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buddhas-and-bodhisattvas-in-art-246-17191964
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Buddhas and bodhisattvas in art
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The many different varieties of Buddhist art often show buddhas and bodhisattvas, as well as depictions of the historical Buddha, known as Gautama Buddha. Especially in Mahayana Buddhism, the main image in a temple or shrine often does not represent the historical Buddha, although the situation is complicated by Buddhist teachings such as trikaya beliefs by which buddhas, including the historical buddha, have different manifestations. Depictions could be Gautama, or a bodhisattva, guardian, prot
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_and_bodhisattvas_in_art
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2023-10-31T01:41:39Z
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