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The earliest form of the Buddha worshipped in India, the Sakyamuni Buddha depicts the moment he attained enlightenment
The earliest form of the Buddha worshipped in India, the Sakyamuni Buddha depicts the moment he attained enlightenment

Shamelessly nominating my own picture. This is a photograph of the 8 mtr high gilded statue of the Buddha in Tawang Gompa. This depicts the Sakyamuni Buddha, the moment at which he attained enlightenment. The Buddha is seen in a "ground-touching" pose, where he touches his lotus with the tip of his hand and with a serene expression on his face. I've added this to the Buddha article, since it was lacking a picture from a well-known Gompa, and especially one in this state (pose). Do see the picture in it's full size - there's a lot of beautiful detail which is not apparent in the resized version.

Currently undergoing voting for FP

  • Nominate and support. - doniv 04:36, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support -- thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK 05:05, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. Great image. — Ambuj Saxena (talk) 16:45, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Support. It deserves to be featured. Shyam (T/C) 13:29, 8 September 2006 (UTC)