Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Art and Culture

Consider the following statements about the seated Buddha from Katra Mound, Mathura:

No. Statement
1 It belongs to the second century CE and the Kushana period.
2 The Buddha sits in padmasana with the right hand in abhayamudra.
3 The sanghati covers both shoulders equally.
4 The attendants are identified through a lotus and a vajra.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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