<P> Mathura art refers to a particular school of Buddhist art , which centered on the city of Mathura , in central northern India , during the period in which Buddhism flourished in India . The art of Mathura is usually contrasted with the Greco - Buddhist art of Gandhara . In particular there is a debate about the origin of the Buddha image and the role played by each school of art . Before the creation of an image of the Buddha , probably around the 1st century CE , Indian Buddhist art had essentially been aniconic , avoiding representation of the Buddha , but rather relying on its symbols , such as the Wheel of the Law or the Bodhi tree . </P>
<P> Mathura art refers to a particular school of Buddhist art , which centered on the city of Mathura , in central northern India , during the period in which Buddhism flourished in India . The art of Mathura is usually contrasted with the Greco - Buddhist art of Gandhara . In particular there is a debate about the origin of the Buddha image and the role played by each school of art . Before the creation of an image of the Buddha , probably around the 1st century CE , Indian Buddhist art had essentially been aniconic , avoiding representation of the Buddha , but rather relying on its symbols , such as the Wheel of the Law or the Bodhi tree . </P>
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mathura school of art flourished during the reign of
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