In the Gandhara sculptures, the preaching mudra associated with the Buddhas first sermon at Sarnath is

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In the Gandhara sculptures, the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath is

A	Dharmachakra
B	Dhyana
C	Bhumisparsa
D	Abhaya

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Dharmachakra Mudra in movement. The Buddha did this after he was enlightened and gave his first sermon in the deer park in Sarnath near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Detailed explanation-2: -In this sculpture, the Buddha is seated in the padmāsana posture (or “lotus position"), with his hands in the dharmachakra pravartana mudra, literally the mudra of “turning the wheel of dharma", by means of teaching.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Dharmachakra mudra is also known as gesture of Teaching of the Wheel of Dharma. This gesture depicts one of the most important moment in Buddha’s life as he performed the Dharmachakra mudra in his first sermon in Sarnath after he attained enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-4: -A popular subject in medieval Buddhist art is the Buddha preaching his first sermon in a deer forest at Sarnath, north of Bodhgaya, where he had experienced enlightenment some weeks prior.

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