Small buddha

Figural depictions of Buddha emerged in the second century AD, which is interestingly around the same time as images of Jesus Christ and Hindu divinities such as Shiva. This development may be the result of an increasing emphasis on one's personal relationship with a deity. This buddha comes from a set of four.佛像的具象造像出现于公元2世纪，这一时间节点颇为巧合地与耶稣基督造像以及湿婆（Shiva）等印度教神祇造像的诞生时期大致重合。这一造像发展现象，或许源于人们对自身与神祇之间私人联结的重视程度日益提升。此件佛像出自一组共四尊的造像系列。