In Exploring Art, Margaret Lazzari and Dona Schlesier define iconography as “a system of symbols,” which are “image[s] or element[s] that stands for or represents some other entity or concept” (Lazzari and Schlesier 90). Many Indian art are heavily infused with iconography, as one can easily conclude in studying this course's monuments list. An excellent example would be the Seated Buddha of late fifth century to early sixth century. This sandstone sculpture is located at Sarnath, India and depicts the Buddha figure sitting in a lotus position. The lotus position indicates to the viewer that Buddha was able to achieve enlightenment, or nirvana, through meditating on the meaning behind human suffering. In addition, his serene face of heavily-lidded