Early Buddhist sculptors did not show Buddha in human form. Through which of the following symbols was Buddhas presence shown by the early sculptors?

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Q: 53 (NDA-I/2022)
Early Buddhist sculptors did not show Buddha in human form. Through which of the following symbols was Buddha’s presence shown by the early sculptors?

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History

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NDA-I

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Early Buddhist sculptors represented the presence of Buddha through various symbols and not in human form. The correct answer is option 4, which includes the symbols of an empty seat, wheel, tree, and stupa.

1) Option 1 - Empty Seat and Stupa only: This is incorrect as it does not include the symbols of the wheel and tree, which were also used by early Buddhist sculptors to represent Buddha.

2) Option 2 - Wheel and Tree only: This is also incorrect as it does not include the symbols of the empty seat and stupa, which were important in early Buddhist art.

3) Option 3 - Wheel, Tree and Stupa only: This is incorrect as it does not include the symbol of the empty seat, which was another significant symbol used by early Buddhist sculptors.

Therefore, option 4 - Empty Seat, Wheel, Tree, and Stupa - is the correct answer, as it includes all the symbols that early Buddhist sculptors used to represent Buddha`s presence.