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title: Bodhisattva Statue
author: Vassil
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2191/bodhisattva-statue/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bodhisattva Statue
_Authored by Vassil_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2191.jpg)
## Image Caption
Statue of a Bodhisattva (someone who is on the way to obtaining enlightenment) from a [Buddhist](https://www.worldhistory.org/buddhism/) monastery in Afghanistan, a region where the Buddhist LokottaravÄda school (which emerged from the [Mahasanghika](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mahasanghika/) school) were known to be prominent.
## Cite This Work
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Vassil. (2013, December 12). Bodhisattva Statue. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Vassil. "Bodhisattva Statue." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2013. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bodhisattva_Ghorband_Mus%C3%A9e_Guimet_2418.jpg) by [**Vassil**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bodhisattva_Ghorband_Mus%C3%A9e_Guimet_2418.jpg). Submitted by [Cristian Violatti](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/violatti/ "User Page: Cristian Violatti"), published on 12 December 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.