A sample of Buddha rupas from the British Museum

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A sample of Buddha rupas from the British Museum

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Greetings,

Photos taken by me at the British Museum, October 2007.

Metta,
Retro. :)
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The guy behind the Buddha in the first photo....That's not Ananda is it.....? :tongue:

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I know I said I don't like many of the statues (maybe a rather extreme way to put it), for one reason or another in another thread but the first one is very nice.
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I think it's cool how you can faintly make out the image of the photographer reflected in the glass.
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