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Workers are hoisted via chairs to dust and clean a massive bronze statue of one of these figures during the annual ominugui ceremony at Tōdai-ji. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name these religious figures whose statues often perform hand symbols called mudra. In China, one of these figures is often depicted laughing with a round belly.
ANSWER: buddhas [or the Buddha; or Amitabha Buddha; or Amida Buddha; or Amita Buddha; or Amitāyus; accept Siddhartha or Siddhartha Gautama; accept the Maitreya Buddha or Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha or Budai or Qieci]
[10m] This valley housed two Buddhas, the "Eastern" and Western" ones, carved into sandstone cliffs. Those two Buddhas in this valley were blown up by the Taliban in 2001.
ANSWER: Bamiyan [or Bamyan; or Bamian]
[10h] Those Bamiyan Buddhas were stylistically inspired by this art style, which depicted bodhisattvas with mustaches and topknots. Buddhas from this style had large circular halos and robes inspired by statues of Apollo.
ANSWER: Gandhara art [accept word forms such as Gandharan; prompt on Greco-Buddhist art; reject “Greek” or “Buddhist” alone]
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TournamentEditionExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y1212.50100%25%0%