Eastern Indian School of Mediaeval Sculpture c8.s2.111

c8.s2.111

The second specimen was discovered at Garui near Asansol in the Burdwan District. It is very imperfectly preserved and therefore the emblems in the hands cannot be recognised. It possesses ten hands, in two of which we find the lotus. The head of the Nāga is present over the head of the main figure and there is a male attendant on each side. The head of an elephant appears below the feet of the attendant on the proper left.² The third specimen was discovered in the village of Sonarang in the Dacca District and was presented to the Baṅgīya Sāhitya Parishad several years ago. This specimen represents a standing figure of a male with one head and twelve hands. There is a serpent canopy over the head and over this is the figure of the Dhyānī Buddha Amitābha. The symbols held in the hands are:—