The image of Buddha has become widely known icon of one of the most popular religions that occupy Asian Pacific landmass, but it also extends to a worldwide platform. Like any image that holds great meaning it is something that was subject to change and “revolution” so to speak. The idea of Buddha is an image that represents the philosophy of “master”. When the King would leave and go on a journey of sorts the Buddha image would be left to cover the “master’s” absence and represent an ideal to follow. There was consistent debate about the Buddha image in the sense that Buddha couldn’t be transformed into a material medium. The defense of this point of view is the fact that Buddha continuously molded in the human mind and transformed through …show more content…
It is also mentioned in history that Emperor Ashoka had ties with Persian and Green rulers, had emissaries at both courts, and with this in mind it would contribute to unraveling where some of the first original visual works of art involving Buddha came to be. As the idea of Buddhism spread as a belief and the figure of Buddha moved with it each territory would gradually make adjustments to the figure to maximize appeal to its fellow population. In India there was heavy emphasis on idol worship, as it spread into Greece it would adapt various clothing adjustment to the art as well as small adjustments to facial features to make it more recognizable to the populace that was most involved in the given city. A number of different traits would be applied to the figure of Buddha ranging from the clothing he wore, to the feministic values he may or may not have, facial features of jaw bones and earlobes would received adjustment, but there were universal ideas applied to these images. The spiritual values were always the same. There was an emphasis placed on giving the feeling of calm proper representation, serenity, a peaceful smile, a composure that gave the idea of complete control and calm of a