Detail of a buddhist sculpture at the sacred site of Sarnath near Varanasi India

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Detail of a buddhist sculpture at the sacred site of Sarnath near Varanasi India Setting the wheel in motion the Dharmachakra mudra The hands are held in front of the chest with both hands in the vitarka mudra position with the fingers of the left hand resting in the palm of the right hand This is a less common mudra Reference to Buddha s first sermon when he set the wheel of his life s work in motion

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Size: 5460px × 3549px
Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Sarnath
Photo credit: © Jamie Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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