How many Postures of Buddha Statue

 

    We are associated with the culture and apex doctrine of religious faiths. In this account our society is in very collective nature in belief of statue, epic ages, God and Goddess. There is every kind of people absolutely involved in religion and particular activities. Now I will discuss about the Lord Buddha in different postures. Whole world is covered in a religious form and every rehabilitate of same place, time and country also believers with an affinity of God. It may be in several religions as Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Jainism, Buddhism so on. This article likely to be explore in real kind of Buddhism and the about the posture of Buddha statue that why the statue of Buddha are in different dimension-Sitting Buddha, Lying down Buddha and Standing Buddha.

                                      

    There is a lot of difference of opinion among the scholars regarding the origin of the Buddha statue.  In the early Buddhist art, the Buddha is not depicted in human form but in symbolic form. Some scholars, therefore, believe that the source of the display of Buddha's statue is Greece and in Gandhara art(in Kushana dynasty), Buddha was displayed on the model of Apollo, but the same contemporary Mathura's Kushan period Buddha statues have also been found, which differ in their style, emotion and form completely Indian.  Kumar Swami is of the opinion that Buddha images were made simultaneously in Mathura and Gandhara.  Later Gupta and post-Gupta period Buddha statues reveal the peak state of spiritual knowledge.  Buddha statues are displayed in three positions – standing, sitting and lying down.  The seated Buddha images are inscribed in five mudras – Dhyan Mudra, Abhaya Mudra, Varada Mudra, Bhumisparsha Mudra and Dharmachakra Pravartana or Lecture Mudra.

 

In the standing statues of Buddha - the right hand is kept in Abhaya or Varada Mudra and the left hand is kept on the waist or hangs straight down.

 

Some auspicious symbols are inscribed on the palm and feet of the Buddha. Other features depict the Urna on the head of the Buddha.  The ears are big and long.  royal to the Bodhisattvas is shown decked up with costumes and holds lotus, Vajra, Padma, Amritghat etc. in his hands.  In Indian statues, Buddha has been depicted in two forms – as a yogi and as a teacher.

 

Several postures depicted in Indian statues:

 

Due to the influence of religion, tantra and dance, certain rules of Indian sculpture have developed.  According to these rules, idols are shown in standing, sitting and lying positions.

 

 Standing statues

 

 This position is called 'place'.  It has the following conditions-

• Bhadrasana - Standing straight with legs open.

 

• Samabhang - Standing straight with no fractures in the body.  Hands and feet should be straight and both parts of the body should be equal.  It is also called Vajrasana, Dandasan or Khadagasan.

 

 • Abhang - Body position same as Samabhang, but with one knee bent forward.

 

• Tribhanga – There are three parts in the body.  For example, the head on one side, the part from the chest to the waist in the other direction, the part below the waist again in the other direction.  For example, Krishna is shown playing the flute in tribhangi posture.

 

 • Atibhang- many organs are shown in the body, such as in Shiva Tandav.

 

 • Shala-bhanjika- In this posture, a woman standing in tribhangi posture is shown holding a branch of the Shaal tree with one hand.  This mudra is also considered a symbol of Buddha's birth.  At the time of the birth of the Buddha, Maya Devi was holding a branch of the sala tree, due to which it is called the sala-bhanjika mudra.

 

 Seated statues

 

 It is also called 'Asana'.  Its main conditions are:

 

 • Padmasana-Planting the padmasana palthi, the soles of both the feet should be visible upwards and should be in the same straight line.

 

 • Ardhapadmasana -should be shown upside down with the sole of one foot facing upwards.

 

 • Lalitasana - In this, one leg should be in the position of the cross while the knee of the other leg should be kept on the upper seat and the weight of the body should be on the left palm.

 

 • Maharaj Leelasan- with one leg hanging on the chair and one leg up, - the body should be situated on the left elbow in a lying position.

 

• Maitreyasana - sitting on a chair or height with both legs hanging down equally.

 

 •Vishrabhasana – Hanging one leg while sitting on a chair, holding the other leg with the hand.

 

Reclining Idols

    The reclining position is called 'Shayan'.  In the position of sleeping, the image of Sheshashayi Vishnu, Parinirvana of Buddha, Yashoda and Krishna, Kaushalya and Rama and Trishala and Mahavira etc. are often depicted.

 

    The above observation about the Lord Buddha in the three postures of statues is very remarkable in the form of religious affinity and cause for worship. In the whole study, disclosing the art form of sculpture and the techniques to establishment of mudras (postures) of Lord Buddha statue. Every statue which is in standing, sitting and lying provoking the body action and costumes as like the physical norms as the yoga of a yogi.