A portrait and profile of a statue of Gautama Buddha, the first historical Buddha from India. Historically, human representation of the Buddha did not follow until many centuries after his death. Presumably, the well-known design was created in Gandhara, by Greco-Buddhist artists who had been left behind after the conquests by Alexander the Great.
The human features of Gautama Buddha are believed to be based on the appearance of the god Apollo.
Conceived by FJB, visualized with AI.
"In childhood, be well behaved, in youth, have self-control, in middle age, behave justly, in old age, be of wise counsel, in death, be without sorrow."
- text from the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, found in Ai-Khanoum...
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