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    HA 265

    Introduction to Asian Art

    Buddhist iconography
    What is the
    iconography of a
    Buddha?

    Lakshana
    Ushnisha
    wheel of dharma (law)
    urna
    mudra
    Who is this?
    Buddha or
    bodhisattva?

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