UPSC Prelims · 2012 · GS Paper I · Q22
Lord Buddha's image is sometimes shown with the hand gesture called 'Bhumisparsha Mudra'. It symbolizes
- (A)and
- (B)are correct in this context
- (C)Buddha's reminder to his followers that they all arise from the Earth and finally dissolve into the Earth, and thus this life is transitory
- (D)Both the statements
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- Subject
- History
- Chapter
- Indian Painting & Sculpture
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