Question

This statue is sitting like the Buddha statues, and two of its hands are in the meditation position. The statue also has a dot between its eyes, an urna, which is also found in Buddhism. There are many differences as well. The Shiva has four arms, not just two, and it is holding objects in two of its hands. It also has a snake around its neck, an image that is not seen in the Buddha statues.

Which did you include in your response? Check any that apply.

Both are sitting with crossed legs.
Both have hands in the meditation position.
Both have an urna.
Only Shiva has four arms, with other objects in two of its hands.
Only Shiva has a snake around its neck.
Shiva is wearing more jewelry.

Answer 1

Checked items included in your response:

- Both have an urna. — Yes. ("The statue also has a dot between its eyes, an urna, which is also found in Buddhism.")
- Only Shiva has four arms, with other objects in two of its hands. — Yes. ("The Shiva has four arms, not just two, and it is holding objects in two of its hands.")
- Only Shiva has a snake around its neck. — Yes. ("It also has a snake around its neck, an image that is not seen in the Buddha statues.")

Not included in your response:

- Both are sitting with crossed legs. — No (you wrote "sitting like the Buddha statues" but did not explicitly say "crossed legs").
- Both have hands in the meditation position. — No (you wrote "two of its hands are in the meditation position" about the Shiva statue but did not explicitly say the Buddha statues also have that here).
- Shiva is wearing more jewelry. — No (jewelry was not mentioned).