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| Plate no. | Figure | Description |
| CLI | Buddha | Measured in the large ten *tāla*, made of wood, stone, or metallic substances (gold, silver, or copper), in sitting (or erect) posture, equipoised pose, stationary (or movable) position; in high, (middle, or low relief, or on a tablet or wall) with terra-cotta or grit; placed on a throne decorated with arches, holy fig tree and ornamental tree; furnished with a full face, long nose, smiling eyes, elongated ears, fleshy body, broad chest, round belly, long arms, white complexion, yellow clothes, the *ushṇīsha* (protuberance of the skull), and carved in a praying attitude. |
| | | There are other types, generally in an erect posture and with slightly different characteristic features. |