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Encyclopedia > Buddha footprint
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Footprint of the Buddha. 1st century, Gandhara, with depictions of the triratana and the Dharma wheel.

The footprint of the Buddha, Buddhapada, is an early aniconic and symbolic representation of the Buddha. Download high resolution version (459x800, 242 KB) Footprint of the Buddha. ... Download high resolution version (459x800, 242 KB) Footprint of the Buddha. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ... The Triratna or Three Jewels symbol, on a Buddha footprint. ... The eight-spoked dharma wheel is a common symbol in Buddhist iconography, representing the collective teachings of Buddha, known as the dharma. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... A stone image of the Buddha. ...


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Triratana on the footprints of the Buddha (http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/footprints-bussokuseki.html)

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Three Jewels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (715 words)
threefold jewels of Buddhism: Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.
On representations of the footprint of the Buddha, the Triratna is usually also surmounted by the Dharma wheel.
Buddha in sanskrit means "knowing (gnosis) wisdom,discerned intelligence, perfectly awakened".
Footprints of Historical Buddha; Japanese word is bussokuseki (1465 words)
ABOVE and BELOW: This Buddha footprint (from the Archaeological Museum in Pakistan) is thought to be the one mentioned in the travel records of the Chinese monks Faxien and Xuanzang, who made their pilgrimages in the 5th and 7th centuries respectively.
A Buddha's footprint at the Archaeological Museum, Swat, in Pakistan, is thought to be the one mentioned in the travel records of the Chinese monks Faxien and Xuanzang, who made their pilgrimages in the fifth and the seventh centuries respectively, and worshipped a Buddha's footprint at the northern Swat.
The present example is a Buddha's footprint carved on a rectangular slab, the border of which is decorated with a band of meandering vines or cords with four-petaled flowers between them.
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