[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911) › c9.s2.71 # A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.71 A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c9.s2.71 - **Language:** English ### [c9.s2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2.71) ¹ It is possible that the object of worship may be Buddha himself sheltered by the hoods of Muchalinda, the Snake King. The Real Presence of Buddha in these sculptures is always indicated symbolically. - [Previous: c9.s2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2.70) - [Next: c9.s2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2.72) - [Up: c9.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.smith-1911.c9.s2.71) · Pramāṇa