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A sculpture of a man sitting with his legs crossed, feet facing up. One hand is raised beside the shoulder, palm out. The other is placed on the knee. Two smaller figures stand behind the seated man and two smaller figures float above him.
Name and describe the sculpture above. What school of thought is this sculpture a part of?
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This is a seated Buddha sculpture — the figure sits in lotus pose (padmasana) with the soles of the feet turned upward, the right hand raised beside the shoulder in the Abhaya mudrā (palm outward, a gesture of protection/reassurance) and the other resting on the knee. Two smaller standing attendants behind him and two floating celestial figures above are typical attendant bodhisattvas and devas. The composition and attendant figures place the work within Buddhist art, specifically the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, which emphasizes the presence of bodhisattvas alongside the Buddha.
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