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  gall-nut in iconography

 

Myanmar

A certain style of Buddha images in Myanmar depicts the Buddha holding a sa-moh (fig.), i.e. the fruit of the gall-nut tree, between his thumb and middle finger. The fruit is said to represent the dhamma, which the Buddha offers as a cure for suffering (fig.).

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