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Stamp illustration:-
A statue from the Gandhara period of Siddhartha when he was still a prince.
A sculpture from Myanmar where Buddha is an ascetic having renounced royal luxuries to meditate on the essential Truth.
The blissful head of the meditating Buddha from Sarnath, India in the Gandhara style.
The Buddha holding the nectar of immortality in a jar.
Numerous incarnations of Buddha, past and future as well as part of the cycle of creation and dissolution of the many worlds.
Hinayana symbols such as the Lotus indicating the blossoming of inner harmony which is the basis of all existence and the Dharma chakra with the various stages of development. |
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| Issued Country | India |
| Issued Year | 02.05.2007 |
| Category | Buddhist Image Buddhist Symbol Buddhist Arts |
| Type | First Day Cover |