Why might artists have been reluctant to portray the human figure of the buddha

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Jithish P N · Answer 1 · 2019-11-19T11:38:26+0000

They wanted to make him look rich and wise so they depicted him fat. If he were skinny he would look as if he was poor, and they didn’t want that. So they made him fuller

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