A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.s3.t1.14
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c15.s3.t1.14
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The Buddhism of Tibet has travelled far from the chaste asceticism of Gautama. The sculptures of Mathurā prove that similar corruption had invaded the Buddhist church in very early times. M. St. Hilaire considered No. 9, a large work measuring 1¼ metre in length by 70 cm. in breadth, to be ‘d'un travail presqu'aussi délicat que celui du numéro 3’. No. 10, which includes representations of devil-dances performed by Lamas wearing horrible masks, like those in the Gandhāra relief (*ante*, Plate XXX), is also commended.