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This Nearly 50-Foot Snake Was One of the Largest to Slither the Earth | Scientific American

Fossilized vertebrae that were found in an Indian coal mine belonged to a gigantic and previously unknown snake species
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Crowned Budhha of Vaishali, Bihar

Buddha in Vajrayan Buddhism is depicted with a crown and ornamentation.

As a development of Vajrayana, Buddhism introduced the concept of crowned and bejewelled Buddha venerating Buddha as a universal monarch (chakravartin).

In this sculpture, crowned Buddha is seated under a tree, in fine drapery with an elaborate crown and jewels.

He is seated cross-legged on a majestic double petalled lotus pedestal. His right hand is in the earth-touching gesture (Bhumisparsha mudra).

The back slab has also been given detailed carving with well-defined iconography of Indian art such as kirtimukha at the centre with foliage converging from both sides.

There are yala figures standing with the support of pillars on both sides, pillars are surmounted with geese on each side.

To emphasize the first sermon, there are two miniature Crowned Buddhas in Dhramchakra Pravartan mudra on the fully blossomed lotus.

Statue is from “Pala school of architecture.” (8th-12th Century CE)

Shakyamuni/Crowned Buddha