Red Buddha

Red Buddha

Buddhas

Buddha or Gautama Buddha whose original name was Siddartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. Siddartha Gautama is believed to have lived in the eastern part of ancient India between the 6th and 4th century, teaching severe asceticism. Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism since he attained full Buddhahood and spread his insights on how sentiments can be released from the birth and death cycle and worldly suffering. 

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• Image problems: the origin and development of the Buddha's image in early South Asia
• The spirit of the Buddha
  

Check out sacred texts that relate to the artifact. 

Sources:
Michael Carrithers, The Buddha: A Very Short Introduction(Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).

Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA)

Dr. William V. Puffenberger

Elizabethtown College retains all intellectual property rights to this image including, but not limited to, digital rights and any derivative works. For permission for reproduction, please contact the College’s Administrative Assistant for Humanities.

A red porcelain Buddha sat on top of a black pedestal with the hands and feet in a meditative position with eyes closed.

Physical Object

Puffenberger #9

Thailand