alleryScholars think the Buddha was first shown in human form in which period?
AMauryan
BSunga
CKushan
DGupta
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Kushan
1. Early Buddhist art used symbols, not a human figure.
2. Buddha was first depicted as human in the Kushan period, often credited to Greek influence.
3. The Mauryan, Sunga and Gupta periods are not named for this change.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Expansion of the arts_
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