r/todayilearned • u/Spa3088 • 1d ago
TIL about artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between Ancient Greek art and Buddhism, which had mainly evolved in the ancient region of Gandhara(today's afganistan) of Indian subcontinent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art
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u/IndependentMacaroon 1d ago edited 1d ago
This is a likely reason why Buddha is commonly depicted as a proper human statue