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title: Seated Buddha
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6141/seated-buddha/
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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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# Seated Buddha

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Seated Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6141.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6141.jpg)

## Image Caption

A grey limestone [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of a seated [Buddha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Siddhartha_Gautama/). Gongxian Grotto (Henan), [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/). Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century CE. (Musée Guimet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2016, December 13). Seated Buddha. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6141/seated-buddha/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Seated Buddha." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 13, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6141/seated-buddha/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Seated Buddha." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Dec 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6141/seated-buddha/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **James Blake Wiener**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 December 2016. 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.