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| Maitreya Buddha Chugu-ji, Nara Japan | |
The pensive pose Maitreya Buddha involves a figure that has one leg crossed over a pendant leg, the ankle of the crossed leg rests on the knee of the pendant leg. The elbow of the figure's raised arm rests on the crossed leg's knee while the fingers rest or almost rest on the cheek of the head bent in introspection. |
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| Issued Country | Japan |
| Issued Year | 1966 |
| Category | Buddhist Image Buddhist Arts Theme 3: The Buddhist Pantheon as seen through Postage Stamps |
| Type | Postage Stamps |