Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . verence in the Bharhut sculp-tures, according to Sir A. Cunningham, are Bodhi-trees,Wheels, the Tri-ratna symbol, Stupas, and foot-prints(see pp. 521-522 of these Lectures). The bas-reliefs onthe railing at the Buddha-Gaya Temple, which is of alittle earlier date, agree in making the Tree, Wheel,Tri-ratna, and Stupa the great objects of the other hand, in the edicts of king Asoka venera-tion for the Bodhi-tree alone is enjoined. Among thehistorical scenes represented in the Bharhut sculp
Buddhism in its connexion with Brahmanism and Hinduism and in its contrast with Christianity . verence in the Bharhut sculp-tures, according to Sir A. Cunningham, are Bodhi-trees,Wheels, the Tri-ratna symbol, Stupas, and foot-prints(see pp. 521-522 of these Lectures). The bas-reliefs onthe railing at the Buddha-Gaya Temple, which is of alittle earlier date, agree in making the Tree, Wheel,Tri-ratna, and Stupa the great objects of the other hand, in the edicts of king Asoka venera-tion for the Bodhi-tree alone is enjoined. Among thehistorical scenes represented in the Bharhut sculptures,are the processions of the kings Ajata-satru and Prasena-jit on their visits to the Buddha ; the former on hiselephant, the latter in his chariot, exactly as they aredescribed in the Buddhist chronicles. There are also bas-reliefs which seem to represent Eama, during his exile,besides images of other gods, Yakshas and Nagas, butno figure of Buddha himself is to be seen anywhere. Yet it is undeniable that in the early centuries of ourera, images of Gautama Buddha and other Buddhas and. /%
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