History of art . ?^i^-^é^^^ Indo-Hellenistic Art. Buddha, (i Century ). {Private Collection.) 8 MEDIAEVAL ART breathed, that throbbed, that moved; everything,even, whose form could be grasped by the senses,from the constellations of heaven to the grass on whichone trod. Since the world is but a single body, it mustbe that an irresistible tenderness draws together all thedispersed elements, all the different forms which. Ellora (vi Century). Basement of the Elephants. wander through the world. Hunger, killing, suffering,all are love. Sakyamuni tenderly offered his bare fleshto an eagle that
History of art . ?^i^-^é^^^ Indo-Hellenistic Art. Buddha, (i Century ). {Private Collection.) 8 MEDIAEVAL ART breathed, that throbbed, that moved; everything,even, whose form could be grasped by the senses,from the constellations of heaven to the grass on whichone trod. Since the world is but a single body, it mustbe that an irresistible tenderness draws together all thedispersed elements, all the different forms which. Ellora (vi Century). Basement of the Elephants. wander through the world. Hunger, killing, suffering,all are love. Sakyamuni tenderly offered his bare fleshto an eagle that was pursuing a dove. Whatever the fatalism and the sensualism of apeople, it always listens, at least once during thecourse of history, to him who comes to pour the balmof love upon its wounds. The tiger could not be con-quered, it is true, the peak of the Himalayas could notbe reached, and the sacred rivers that descended from O n O o 5tB
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