Bronze statue depicting the "Ayuthia Crowned Buddha", ca. 16th century, featured in The Antiques of Siam (1909) by J. W. Margrett.
Featured on PDR in the essay Voltaire and the Buddha
Donald S. Lopez, Jr. looks at Voltaire's early reflections on Buddhism and how, in his desire to separate the Buddha's teachings from the trappings of religion, the French Enlightenment thinker prefigured an approach now familiar in the West.
Also appearing in the essay…
Bronze Statue Depicting the "Ayuthia Crowned Buddha"
Date
1909
From
The Antiques of Siam
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