[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908) › c7.121 # Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.121 Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c7.121 - **Language:** English ### [c7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.121) Amongst the thirty-two principal \*lakshanas\*,² or marks of divinity attributed to the person of Buddha—such as short, curly hair; long arms, a mark of noble birth; and golden-coloured skin—there is a very significant one: “the upper part of the body \[\*i.e.\* the trunk\] is like that of a lion.” - [Previous: c7.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.120) - [Next: c7.122](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.122) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.havell-1908.c7.121) · Pramāṇa