The pose depicts Buddha bestowing blessings with his upper hand gesture of the right-hand palm facing out. This hand gesture is also used to dispel fear and is commonly viewed as a gesture of a ...

The head of the Buddha statue, uncovered in 1927 ... The statue features a unique left-hand gesture placed on the chest, an uncommon representation in Khmer art. It displays carved jewelry ...

Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a ... with a unique left-hand gesture ...