In Shimoga in the fort area is the 16th century Shivappa Nayak Palace has been converted into a A.S.I Museum. There are many sculptures in this museum which were excavated from various regions. Some of them are sculptures of Bodhisattva.
In early Indian Buddhism, Bodhisattva was primarily used to refer specifically to Gautama Buddha in his former life. Here is sculpture of 2nd century Gandhara style Bodhisattva Head excavated from Taxila.
Here is another sculpture of 5th century Gupta style Bodhisattva Head excavated from Saranath.
Tara in Tibetan Buddhism, is a female form of Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Here is sculpture between 11 - 12 century Gupta style Tara female Head in black stone from Alwar. Another is sculpture between 9 - 10 century Prathihara style Tara female Head in white stone excavated from Saranath.
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The sculptors of these pieces had significant talent, particularly when you consider the tools they might have had!
Nice :)
Wonderful, Thanks for the post.
How interesting - the first is a fine portrait head!
all our beautiful ancient sculptures..
Wonderful sculptures! Thanks for sharing these.
Love all your Buddha photos - so old, so much history, so much meaning...
Amazing sculptures!
Nice...
How amazing these artefacts are and how wonderful that they can be seen in the museum, true works of art indeed.
They are enchanting. I would love to start a miniature collection of these.
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Well done sculptures.
It was nice to see these ancient sculptures:)
Interesting sculptures and forms of Bodhisattva, something i ever know about!
So beautiful! Your country is chock full of fantastic historical areas and artifacts.
The ancients were so talented. Glad these artifacts are still around. Thanks for posting these images. Good job!
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