Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Buddhas of Bamiyan:
1.The statues of Bamiyan Buddha exemplified the Amravati School of Art.
2.The larger statue of Buddha there represented the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation: Both Statements are incorrect
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Bamiyan statues best exemplified the Gandharan Buddhist art school, as well as the greater cultural landscape of Buddhism and its influences during the 1st to 13th centuries.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The larger of the two statues, represented the Buddha Vairochana while the smaller of the two statues, depicted the Buddha Shakyamuni.
Source: TH
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