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From my understanding, before being influenced by Hellenistic culture the Buddha was never represented in human form.
by n1b0m 4y ago
From my understanding, before being influenced by Hellenistic culture the Buddha was never represented in human form.
- wahern 4y agoGreek statuary apparently had tremendous influence in Eurasia generally, including as far as Japan. The Greek wind god, Boreas, seems to have become (or at least been the source for depictions of) the Japanese wind god, Fūjin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABjin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C5%ABjin Regarding your point specifically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art
- progmetaldev 4y agoThank you for posting these Wikipedia articles. I honestly had no idea that there was this combination of ideas between Greek and Buddhist thought and art, but looking at some of the art, it's much easier to see the influences while having this in mind.