Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a Buddha or as a patron of Buddhists.
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NALANDA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
The main hall included 16 sculptures of Trailokya Vijay, Maitreya, Buddha in Varad, Dharmachakra and Bhumisparsh postures, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Parshvanath and Nagaraj sculptures ...