Elements of Buddhist Iconography c8.33
Elements of Buddhist Iconography c8.33
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c8.33
There is some reason to suppose that the Pillar of Fire type is in a special way connected with the Māra Dharṣaṇa and Mahāsambodhi, *cf.* Burgess, *Buddhist Stūpas of Amarāvatī and Jaggayyapeta*, Pl. XXI, Fig. 2, where the Assault of Māra is taking place immediately to the right of the Bodhighara, the Buddha being represented by a throne and Pillar of Fire.