The University of Nalanda c12.32

c12.32

The images of Buddha, thus, come first. Of such images we take the bronze figure of Buddha.³ It is standing on a lotus without a nimbus or an aureole. The right hand is raised in the *Abhaya-mudrā*, the left holding the hem of the upper garment. The robe covers both the shoulders and ends on both sides of the body in a fold in the shape of a swallow's tail. The usual marks: *ūrṇā*, elongated ears, etc., are present. The hair is arranged in little curls, and the *uṣṇīṣa* is rather high.