Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago 3D printable model by tomburtonwood
Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago photo 1 Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago photo 2 Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago photo 3 Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago photo 4

Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago

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The Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century, Art Institute of Chicago is a free printable 3D model from Thingiverse by tomburtonwood. India Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. You can download the STL file from the original listing below and print it at home.

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India Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam Buddha Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra), Chola period, c. 12th century Granite 160.0 x 120.2 x 56.3 cm (63 x 47 5/16 x 22 3/16 in.) Restricted gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Brown, 1964.556 Asian Art Display Unit 401 This meditating Buddha comes from the coastal town of Nagapattinam in southern India, which was, as a result of settlers from Srivijaya (Indonesia), one of the few places where Buddhism was still flourishing in the twelfth century. The Buddha—with his elongated earlobes, the wheel marks on his palms, the urna between his brows, and the cranial protuberance covered with snail-shell curls—is seated in the posture of meditation, with his hands resting on his lap (dhyanamudra), wearing a seemingly diaphanous monastic garment. As in other im…

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