Question

In the Gandhara sculptures. The preaching mudra associated with Buddha’s first sermon at sarnath is
A.Abhaya
B.Bhumisparsa
C.Dhyana
D.Dharmachakra

Answer 1

Hint: The Buddha was a philosopher, medical practitioner, meditator, spiritual teacher and religious leader who lived in ancient India. He is revered as the founder of world religions in Buddhism and worshipped as an enlightened person by most Buddhist schools. He has transcended karma and got rid of the cycle of life and death.

Complete answer:
The mudra ("seal", "mark" or "gesture") in Buddhism and Hinduism are symbolic gestures of hands and fingers used in rituals and dances or sculptures and paintings. Visual art must be unshakable, and its quantity is relatively limited. Buddhism lists 24 asaṁyuta ("parted", meaning "one hand") and 13 saṁyuta ("joined", meaning "two hands") mudra.

The Buddha's sermon to the five monks was his first sermon, named Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. The sitting Buddha from Ganhara is an early statue of Buddha made in Gandhara, in modern Pakistan in the 2nd or 3rd century AD. This posture has become one of many standard postures, indicating that the Buddha was a teacher who instructed the Buddha. Dharmachakra Mudra in movement. The Buddha did this after he was enlightened and gave his first sermon in the deer park in Sarnath near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:Importance of Gandhara sculptures: The Kushan period is considered the golden age of Gandhara. The Peshawar and Taxila valleys are filled with ruins of stupas and monasteries from this period. Gandharan art flourished and produced some of the most beautiful sculptures in the Indian subcontinent. Many monuments are made in memory of Jatakas.