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Illustrations
F R O N T I S P I E C E
The Buddha as Bhaisajya-guru or Bhisakka in Pali texts (A. Colombo,
Ed. p. 822), the Great Doctor for the Ills of the World. He holds the
casket of medicine in his left hand, raising his right hand in Abhaya-
mudra, the symbol of safety and peace. Yakushi Nyorai. Wood.
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9th century A.C. Gango-Ji Temple, Japan. Photo: Bullo^, Paris.
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I. The bust of the Buddha. Bronze. Thailand. Sukhotai. About 14th
century A.C. Musee Guimet, Paris. By courtesy of the Musee Guimet, Paris.
II. The head of the colossal stone statue of the recumbent Buddha.
Galvihara, Polonnaruva, Ceylon. 12th century A.C. By courtesy of Mrs.
Mona de Mel.
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III. The interior of one of the cave temples at Dambulla, Ceylon.
1st century B.C. The statues and paintings seen in the illustration are
of later date. By courtesy of the Musee Guimet, Paris.
IV. The Great Renunciation. Prince Siddhartha leaving his wife and
child and palace to become an ascetic in search of Truth. Ananda
Temple, Pagan, Burma, nth to 12th century A.C. By courtesy of the
Musee Guimet, Paris.
V. The Buddha. Mathura, India. 5 th Century A.C. Mathura Museum.
By courtesy of the Musee Guimet, Paris.
VI. The Buddha. Yun Kang style. China. End of the 5 th century
A.C. Musee Guimet, Paris. By courtesy of the Musee Guimet, Paris.
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VII. The Buddha showing the myrobalan fruit (or gem?) on his
right palm. Here is represented the significance of the expression
ehi-passika 'come and see', which is used to describe his teaching—see
p. 9. Bronze from Tibet. Musee Guimet, Paris. By courtesy of the Musee
Guimet, Paris.
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VIII. Head of the Buddha. Hadda, Afghanistan. Stucco. Graeco-
Indian style, 3rd to 4th century A.C. Musee Guimet, Paris. By courtesy
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