The earliest known Buddha statues were created using stone. Ancient Buddha statues can be seen Buddha with garb hung close to his body with a shaven head and sporting a thick top knot. These statues of Buddha were either standing or in a seated position with crossed legs in a yoga posture or on a lion throne. Some of the other popular postures of Buddha are the lotus posture.
Buddha statues created under the Gandhara School of art had open eyes with a little circle between the brow and Lord Buddha statue had a moustache with earlobes and a heavy cloak worn around his chest which was hung deep in folds and the gesture of the image was either in Dhyana, Abhaya, Bhumisparsa or Dharmacakra Parvartana pose.
Some of the popular statues of Buddha are:
Meditating Buddha Statue
Also known as the Amitabha Buddha it is known to symbolize wisdom and serenity where Buddha is seated in a lotus posture with his hands placed in lap as a gesture of meditation.
Manjushri Buddha Statue
This Buddha statue shows him brandishing a flaming sword in his right hand.
Akshobhya Buddha Statue
Representing Sakyamuni you can see Lord Buddha touching the earth with his right hand and can be seen sitting in the Akshobhaya posture
Vajrasattva Buddha Statue
This statue of Gautam Buddha shows him holding a Vajra in his righ hand a bell in his left hand
Bhaishajya Guru Buddha Statue
In this statue of Gautama Buddha you can see him offering fruit of myrabolan with his right hand.
Besides stones statues of Lord Buddha has been caste in metal and alloys such as gold, silver, brass and other metals besides wood.
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