Buddhism Buddhist Art Sculpture

# Buddhism Buddhist Art Sculpture

## Iconographic Canon and Aesthetics
Buddhist sculpture serves as a visual codification of the Dharma. The physical representation of the Buddha is governed by the *Lakkhana Sutta* (Digha Nikaya 30), which details the thirty-two marks of a Great Man (*Mahapurusa*). Key sculptural elements include the *ushnisha* (cranial protuberance symbolizing transcendental wisdom) and the *urna* (the tuft of hair between the brows).