He is represented with extended earlobes, now empty of adornment, but which were once stretched out of shape by the weight of the costly jewelry he wore before renouncing his princely status.
A halo-like aureole is seen surrounding the Buddha's head. This is of course a symbol of his divine nature.
In Mahayana Buddhist art, the Buddha is typically represented as a young, ideally proportioned man. But he is distinguished from ordinary humans by thirty-two sacred identifying features, or Lakshana. Among the most frequently observed is the Ushnisha, a cranial bump on the head of the Buddha symbolizing wisdom. This can be observed in this artwork.
This sculpture is made from the green stone, mined from the quarries of Orissa.
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