India's Buddha image

I came across an advertisement on India while browsing the net. The advertisement uses a Tibetan's Buddha image to promote the tourism of India. My director happened to be in my room and we started this conversation on Buddha image. We felt that the advertisement should use an India's Buddha image to promote India instead. At that time, many Buddha images flashed past my mind, but I couldn't place an exact image for India Buddha. We went on to surf the net and found what we wanted as above. I have come across the above image before but didn't recognize the origin is India. I always thought it was from Sri Lanka. After my director pointed the details that I realized the Buddha looks more Indian then Sri Lankan.

I call myself a Buddhist for ages, but I just learn about the Buddha image from his birth place.

Note :Buddha Image Under the Guptas

Under the benevolent patronage and inspiration of the Gupta rulers (320 - 646 AD), the art of sculpture attained its all-time height. The Buddha images of Mathura and Gandhara phases were definitely magnificent and gorgeous, but the Gupta images were not only different but also without a parallel before and after. In accordance with the artistic perception of a spiritual image and of the era, these Buddha images of the subsequent period have enshrining on their faces a kind of celestial calm, serenity, a gentle smile, divine glow and unique composure. (illus) With a distinction of its own, there developed at Sarnath a great center of Buddhism and Buddhist art. Sarnath came out with its own image of Buddha, unique in its spiritual perception and enchanting in aesthetic glow. There enshrines upon the lips of Sarnath Buddha image a gentle celestial smile and on the calm oval face the lyrical tenderness of a full blooming rose. It has retained the long earlobes of the Mathura image but its massive physiognomy has been replaced by a tender slender figure with long arms and fine delicate long fingers. The robe has greater transparency as has a wet silk garment. The image has greater thematic thrust and is more expressive. Embellishment becomes more pronounced and the earlier halo has now a more decorative character.