The earlier Buddhist sculptures had shied away from depicting the image of the Buddha, except through such symbols as (a) Footprints (b) The Bodhi Tree (c) Stupas (d) All of the above
option d. The footprint, which denotes each his former bodily presence on the earth and his temporal absence. The bodhi tree, which represents the region of his enlightenment (beneathneath the tree) and springs to represent the enlightenment enjoy itself. The stupa, the reliquary wherein the Buddha's bodily stays are contained a effective image of each his bodily dying and persisted presence withinside the world.
